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South African President Cyril Ramaphosa meets with Rapid Support Forces (RSF) commander Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo in Pretoria, South Africa on January 04, 2024. (Photo by Presidency of South Africa / Handout/Anadolu via Getty Images)
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Why did Cyril Ramaphosa gladhand a genocidal general?

Hemedti’s stop in Pretoria was part of a continent-wide trip to shore up support and gain legitimacy

  • Jesse Copelyn
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