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William Fitzgerald, US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs

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Douglas Herbert meets William Fitzgerald, the US Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. They discuss how Abdoulaye Wade gracefully accepted defeat in Senegal's presidential election. In a region beset by insurgencies, terrorism, drought and famine, Senegal offered a rare piece of good news. So might it serve as a model of inspiration for its troubled African neighbours?

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