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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 21 Dec 2017

    Authorities in Dakar have burned 4.5 tonnes of cannabis in a massive bonfire. This leads to one question: Did the observers get stoned? Read more for what happened next: http://bbc.in/2kBt9mv pic.twitter.com/Bi1zIFW7J9

    4:39 AM - 21 Dec 2017
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    • Kupakwashe I Am You Aji Njie ɓenjaminɓurton 🇨🇩LePeupleGagneToujours 🇨🇩 King Gutu 🇿🇼 Eunice Nyandat #CMO Mam Chongan Young pac
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      1. Joe kayz 🇿🇲‏ @RitahKayz 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        National doping day ...

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      1. Nana Kwaku Agyemang‏ @kwasinom 21 Dec 2017
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        Idiots! The Government could have heard huge revenue from its sale abroad since they don’t know how to use it

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      2. Moses Opiyo‏ @OpiyoMoses 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Why should the observers get stoned, they did nothing wrong...furthermore, that archaic form of mob 'justice' does not have a place in this day and era...😎😊

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      3. Otis Khwame 🇰🇪‏ @LilKhwame 22 Dec 2017
        Replying to @OpiyoMoses @BBCAfrica

        this is proof that you've never been stoned,, your day is coming.

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      1. wamambo 👑‏ @thisIsAty 22 Dec 2017
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        Hahaha definitely

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      1. THE Dave Wealleans‏ @angryangrydave 21 Dec 2017
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        If Saharan dust can make it all the way to the UK ....picks up cup of tea, heads outside "for some fresh air"

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      1. Jim Nkurunziza‏ @_nkurunzizah 21 Dec 2017
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        KENYA LEADS, OTHERS FOLLOW.

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      1. Tom‏ @TChitauro 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        They could have found ' medicinal ' uses for it.

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      1. Red Renegade‏ @uzormaestro 21 Dec 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Good question...

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      1. jaabijato‏ @jaabijato 21 Dec 2017
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        May be not.....!

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      1. 1st Disciple  🇲🇼‏ @Che_Mwawa 21 Dec 2017
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        Issa weed day. Everybody's getting high.

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      1. Castro Harmann‏ @CastroHarmann 21 Dec 2017
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        😂😂😂👊🏾

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      1. Aṣẹbabanẹ‏ @asebabane 21 Dec 2017
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        Say no to smoking and hard drugs,it has destroyed many lives and still not relenting

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      1. 18yardjob.com‏ @Kimjobil 21 Dec 2017
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        this question made me smile

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      1. Karara‏ @vieuxaidara 21 Dec 2017
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        😂😂😂

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