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In the Casbah

The Coupole, a flying-saucer-shaped stadium designed by Oscar Niemeyer, hosted the opening ceremony for Panafest 2009.

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Opening ceremony for the Pan African Arts Festival (Panafest) 2009 in Algiers.

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