12-10-2016, 07:28 AM
(12-02-2016, 08:21 AM)SERIOUSLY THOUGH Wrote: This is news from a small country, but this is huge.
A dictator who has been in power for 22 years and who once claimed he would rule for a billion years, known for repression of the opposition and journalists among other things, has conceded defeat in an election.
It's hopefully a good precedent for the many other African leaders who have lost but have resorted to violence to remain in power, or to rigging an election. Go Africa !
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38183906
Well crap.
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-38271480