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Ethiopia, an unlikely outpost for France's beloved game of 'petanque'

The Club des Cheminots (The Railway Club) has around 150 members who play petanque, a legacy of French railway workers. AFP - MARCO SIMONCELLI

AFP (Addis Ababa) – In an unlikely Ethiopian outpost of one the most French of pastimes, four men are leaning over their petanque balls, arguing over who is winning.

Petanque, the bowling game also known as boules, is more readily associated with French village squares where locals launch metal balls at a jack while enjoying an afternoon drink.

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