President Buhari arrives in South Africa
03 October 2019 |
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The Presidential Jet touched down at the Waterkloof Air Force Base, Pretoria at about 10mins past 9pm local time on Wednesday. He was received by a delegation including top government functionaries and other dignitaries
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