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France 24
France 24
World
Georja CALVIN-SMITH

The turning of the bones in Madagascar

ACROSS AFRICA © FRANCE 24

Every few years, Malagasy communities hold joyful ceremonies where the remains of lost loved ones are exhumed, cared for and introduced to the newest members of the community. Also, although Tunisia was decades ahead of many other countries in giving women the right to choose whether to go ahead with pregnancies, taboos remain. Finally, we meet some hearing-impaired Beninese children thriving in specially adapted classrooms. 

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