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Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
Ivory Coast's 'Pearl of Lagoons' loses its lustre
by  AFP

It was once a jewel of West Africa -- the "Pearl of Lagoons," people liked to call it. - 'Dead bay' - One of the biggest expanses of brackish water in Africa, the lagoon stretches far through countryside west of Abidjan to the Azagny National Park.

Term-limit row leaves Thai PM facing calls to quit
Term-limit row leaves Thai PM facing calls to quit
by  AFP

A legal showdown that could oust embattled Thai Prime Minister Prayut Cha-O-Cha reaches the country's constitutional court this week, threatening fresh political turmoil for the kingdom just months before national elections.

Songs of praise: Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus
Songs of praise: Rohingya sing Myanmar anthem 5 years after exodus
by  AFP

Every morning in his refugee camp school, Mohammad Yusuf sings the national anthem of Myanmar, the country whose army forced his family to flee and is accused of killing thousands of his people. But the host country still wants the refugees to go back: tuition is in Burmese and the schools follow the Myanmar curriculum, also singing the country's national anthem before classes start each day.

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