A list was compiled of African presidents whose trademark styles, whether hats, scarves or agbadas, made them stand out during global events and group photos.
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Inside the cavernous Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic church in Lagos, a man in a dark hoodie stops menacingly at the entrance and glares at the Christ statue before him. Back at the Lagos church, an actor's makeup is touched up by the light of a cellphone as lighting crews look how to capture the colours of the stained glass windows.
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