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Tuareg dancer performs to the rhythm of tende

A Tuareg dancer performs to the rhythm of the tende, a drum made out of a mortar, in Iferouane on December 4, 2022 during the Festival de l'Aïr, a celebration of the culture of the semi-nomadic Tuareg people. PHOTO | SOULEYMANE AG ANARA | AFP

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Iferouane

Dishes of spit-roasted lamb were served and the sound of electric guitars echoed across the pink Saharan dunes towards the Air Mountains.

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