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Award-winning photos explore Mozambique’s colonial past

By Reuters
17 August 2023   |   10:48 am
Mozambican photographer Yassmin Forte, whose contemporary artwork gained her a Contemporary African Photography (CAP) Prize, is using the win to highlight the country’s colonial past through her family history.

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