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The makeshift dam burst in the Rift Valley sent torrents of water and mud gushing down a hill.  By LUIS TATO AFP

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US pianist and composer Herbie Hancock speaks to AFP on the sidelines of International Jazz Day in Tangiers.  By FADEL SENNA AFP

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Senegalese tapestries adorn the walls of organisations the world over.  By JOHN WESSELS AFP

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Electoral officials have started counting after Togo's vote but no initial results have been released.  By Emile KOUTON AFP

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