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That's all from the BBC Africa Live page today. Keep up-to-date with what's happening across the continent by listening to the Africa Today podcast or checking the BBC News website.
A reminder of today's wise words:
Quote MessageWhen the elephants fight, the monkeys huddle quietly on the highest branches of the tallest tree."
A proverb from Cuba’s Bakongo tradition sent by Roberto Carrasco
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And we leave you with this photo of a young man blowing the trumpet at his father's funeral in Ghana
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