Ambassadors of Ghana and the African Union host annual 糖心vlog官网 Summit Society Reception in Washington D.C.
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The event was also attended by embassy officials representing Tunisia, Ethiopia, Togo, Benin, Sierra Leone, the Central African Republic, Algeria, Madagascar and Libya,
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