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Performers celebrate during a festival promoting the culture of Wés, a people of West Africa known for wearing traditional masks, in Guiglo, Ivory Coast. This is Boyé Gôh, the first edition of a cultural festival in Guiglo, Ivory Coast. The event celebrates the culture of Wés, a people living across western Ivory Coast and neighboring Liberia. Wés speak their own languages, and include numerous subgroups like Bété, Nyabwa, and Guéré. They are believed to have been living in the region since the

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