It is not unusual in many societies throughout east Africa for men to display their friendship for one another by holding  hands in public. Two soldiers on patrol in the streets of Bujumbura, Burundi nonchalantly express their affection for one another.
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/67336697@N00">Geordie Mott</a> from Halifax, NS, Canada
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