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Senegalese sculptor awarded French honour

Senegal sculptor Ousmane Sow has become the first African to join France’s Academy of Fine Arts. The 78-year-old, considered one of Africa’s foremost artists, dedicated the honour to “all of Africa…and the great man Nelson Mandela” at a Paris ceremony on Wednesday. A minute’s silence for the anti-apartheid hero was also held. Sow captured the world’s attention in 1999 when…