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Minister for Africa "welcomes final result" in Zanzibar elections

"I hope that these elections will come to represent a new beginning for Zanzibar" said Foreign Office Minister for Africa Henry Bellingham.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Henry Bellingham
• Published: 8 November 2010

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Published 8 November 2010