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In Garoua, the demonstrations began peacefully but quickly turned rowdy when security forces threw teargas on the streets to disperse the hundreds of people that had gathered in support of Tchiroma Bakary.

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Invented in the 1940s, countries have been seeding clouds for decades to alleviate drought, fight forest fires and even to disperse fog at airports.

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His group fundraises and disperses money to young candidates it backs.

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They also revealed how its molecular structure and positioning make it especially effective at dispersing excess energy.

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It’s not because they are dispersing; they no longer see the need.

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