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Firstly --------   Ghana MPs giggle over 'Wise Vagina' village name    https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-44982570

"Nobody could keep a straight face in Ghana's parliament when MP John Frimpong Osei began listing the names of some villages in his constituency that included references to genitals.

Names in the Twi language like "Vagina is Wise" and "Penis is a Fool" left lawmakers in fits of giggles. The MP was asking when these areas would get access to electricity.

"Providing them with electricity may interfere with nocturnal activities," joked Energy Minister Boakye Agyarko."

Secondly ----------  The Mexican indigenous community that ran politicians out of town    https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/apr/03/mexico-indigenous-town-banned-politicians-cheran

The indigenous Purépecha town of Cherán threw out all political parties after a popular uprising in 2011 – and it doesn’t want them back. “[Cherán’s] main achievement has been peace,” said Fernández. “It has the lowest homicide rate in all of Michoacán--"

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