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Who is standing in for Bakayoko at GLCI lodge?

The temporary absence of its Grand Master Hamed Bakayoko, who is currently undergoing medical tests in France, has obliged the Grande loge de Côte d'Ivoire to provisionally restructure itself. [...] (330 words)

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