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valley in the dry season. Since the 1990s, the town has hosted a formalised version of the traditional fairs that take place at beginning of the southward transhumance cycle. This festival, named
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The area around Andéramboukane has a reputation for lawlessness. Since the 1990s, there have been conflicts between
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