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AFP – South African President Jacob Zuma leaves this week’s ANC conference slightly bruised, but with the resounding backing of the party as he faces a phalanx of challenges within the movement and the country. It could scarcely have gone better for Zuma. Entering the ANC’s quinquennial party conference Stratfor Africa analyst Mark Schroeder discusses the re-election of South African President Jacob Zuma and the country’s efforts to expand its international influence.