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Senegal to return former Chad President Hissene Habre

Former Chadian President Hissene Habre is to be sent home from Senegal to face accusations that he committed atrocities during his eight-year rule.

Senegal said Mr Habre would be flown to Chad on 11 July.

Mr Habre is blamed for killing and torturing tens of thousands of opponents between 1982 and 1990, charges he denies.

Mr Habre - sometimes dubbed "Africa's Pinochet" - has been living in Dakar since he was ousted....  

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