| Foreign relations of India The Republic of India is the world's most-populous electoral democracy and has one of the fastest economic growth rates in the world (8.9 percent GDP increase in 2007, the second-fastest major economy in the world after China). With the world's fourth largest armed forces, and fourth largest economy by purchasing power parity, it is considered to be a regional power and a middle power. It is India's growing international influence that increasingly gives it a more prominent voice in global affairs. Foreign_relations_of_India
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| Condoleezza Rice Condoleezza Rice (born November 14, 1954) is a professor, diplomat, author, and national security expert. She served as the 66th United States Secretary of State, and the second in the administration of President George W. Bush to hold the office. Rice was the first black woman, second African American (after her predecessor Colin Powell, who served from 2001 to 2005), and the second woman (after Madeleine Albright, who served from 1997 to 2001 in the Clinton Administration) to serve as Secretary of State. Condoleezza_Rice
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| Ian Khama Lieutenant General Seretse Khama Ian Khama (or Ian a Sêrêtsê; born 27 February 1953) is the President of Botswana and the Paramount Chief of the Bamangwato tribe. He is the second born son of Sir Seretse Khama (the country's foremost independence leader who was President from 1966 to 1980) and Lady Khama. Ian_Khama
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| Kafue Kafue is a town in the Lusaka Province of Zambia on the north bank of the Kafue River, after which it is named. It is the southern gateway to the central Zambian plateau on which Lusaka and the mining towns of Kabwe and the Copperbelt are located. Kafue
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| Ndola Ndola is the second-largest city in Zambia, with a population of 374,757 (2000 census). It is the industrial, commercial, administrative and distribution hub of the Copperbelt, Zambia's copper-mining region, and capital of Copperbelt Province. It lies just 10 km from the border with DR Congo. Ndola
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| Secular state A secular state is a concept of secularism, whereby a state or country is officially neutral in matters of religion, neither supporting nor opposing any particular religious beliefs or practices. A secular state also treats all its citizens equally regardless of religion, and does not give preferential treatment for a citizen from a particular religion over other religions. Most often it has no state religion or equivalent. Secular_state
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| Nick du Toit Nick du Toit is a South African arms dealer and former army officer (of 32 Battalion and the 5th Reconnaissance Commando). He was implicated in the plot to overthrow Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo of Equatorial Guinea. He went on trial in Malabo along with 18 other men accused of being the advance party for 70 other mercenaries. Nick_du_Toit
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| News sources/Africa Wikipedia:News_sources/Africa
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| Lenyeletse Seretse Lenyeletse Seretse (25 June 1920 3 January 1983) was Vice-President of Botswana from 1980 until his death on 3 January 1983. From Northern Botswana, Seretse was appointed Vice-President to placate his fellow Northerners following the assumption of Southerner Quett Masire to the Presidency. Lenyeletse_Seretse
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| Botswana Defence Force Botswana Defence Force (BDF) is the army of Botswana. It was formed in 1977 and has approximately 12,000 members. , the commander is Lt. Gen. Tebogo Masire. The commander in chief is the President of Botswana. Being a landlocked country, Botswana has no navy. Botswana_Defence_Force
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| Botswana Defence Force Talk:Botswana_Defence_Force
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| Paramount chief Talk:Paramount_chief
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| Mompati Merafhe Lt. Gen. Mompati Sebogodi Merafhe (born 6 June 1936) is a Botswana politician, currently serving as Vice-President. He is a retired Lieutenant-General and was Botswana's Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1994 to 2008. Merafhe was born in Serowe. After a career in the army, he retired from it and entered politics in 1989. He was first elected to the Central Committee of the Botswana Democratic Party (BDP) in 1991 and has remained on the body since then. Mompati_Merafhe
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| Mmegi Mmegi is an English-language national newspaper in Botswana. Established in 1984, it is now published daily by Dikgang Publishing House in the capital, Gaborone. , Mmegi is Botswana's only independent newspaper to be published daily.The newspaper's name means "the reporter" in Setswana and its strapline is "News we need to know". Until 1989 it was called "Mmegi wa Dikgang/The Reporter". Mmegi
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| Zleitzen/Condi User_talk:Zleitzen/Condi
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| Condoleezza Rice/Archive 3 Talk:Condoleezza_Rice/Archive_3
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| Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway Beitbridge Bulawayo Railway (BBR) is a privately owned railway company that provides a rail link in Zimbabwe between Beitbridge at the border to South Africa and Zimbabwe's second city Bulawayo. The gauge BBR is a build-operate-transfer project that has shortened the distance between the Bulawayo and South Africa to 317 km. Beitbridge_Bulawayo_Railway
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| Thomas Tlou Thomas Tlou is a Botswana academic and historian, and former representative of Botswana at the United Nations.Tlou studied at Luther College, Johns Hopkins University, and the University of Wisconsin in the United States. In 1971 he joined the University of Botswana, Lesotho and Swaziland,(UBLS), the fore-runner of the University of Botswana, to teach history. He left academia to perform government service and from 1976 to 1980 was Botswana's permanent representative at the United Nations. Thomas_Tlou
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| Sheila Tlou Sheila Dinotshe Tlou is a Botswana specialist in HIV/AIDS and women's health, and a nursing educator. She was Minister of Health from 2004 to 2008. Sheila_Tlou
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