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Mayotte. It's a tradition in Mayotte: when boys reach adolescence and have to separate from their families, they have to build and live in a mud hut called the "Banga". This is an important event in the life of the adolescent, who will involve his whole family in the construction of his "Banga". It is a rite of initiation. Once the "Banga" is finished, the teenager will use his imagination to decorate and equip it according to his taste and personality.
Today, "Banga" have become shelters for large families, often illegal immigrants. The shantytowns of Mauritius are made up of thousands of these often unhealthy dwellings.
Here, a "Banga" under construction.
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