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Men dressed in costumes parade during a regatta in Lagos, Nigeria on Sunday, April 8, 2012. Organizers held a boat regatta Sunday as part of the ongoing Lagos Carnival. The carnival will come to its height Monday as dancers and masqueraders walk through the streets of Lagos' two main islands. Image: Sunday Alamba/AP