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World Service,20 Mar 2020,23 mins

The Presidents came in two by two

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Afghanistan's last election delivered not one but two presidents. Two swearing-ins followed, and both presidents continue to claim to the be rightful leader. But the Afghans are not alone: Guinea Bissau also found itself with two presidents recently. BBC Afghan's Dawood Azami and BBC Africa's Peter Okwoche discuss this strange phenomenon. Image: Abdullah Abdullah and Ashraf Ghani, both claim to be president Credit: Noorullah Shirzada/AFP via Getty Images

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