Calabar, Nigeria, Dec 29, 2024 (AFP) - Glitzy Calabar Carnival wraps up tough year in Nigeria

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2024-12-29

Revellers dressed in glitzy, colourful costumes danced down the streets of Calabar, southern Nigeria, this weekend as giant speakers blasted out Afrobeats for one of west Africa's most prestigious carnivals. Every December, the celebration draws nearly two million partygoers to the capital of Cross River state, organisers said. Calabar carnival, known as "Africa's Biggest Street Party", is the highpoint of a month of festivities that began with t......

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