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Photo made on February 29 shows part of a flourishing mangroove forest at Kenya’s resort-island of Lamu, over 800 kilometres south-east of Nairobi. Kenya announced that it will break ground this week in a pristine mangrove forest near the UNESCO-listed island to build a massive port, a refinery and rail network billed as the region’s future economic nerve centre. There are also fears it will impact Lamu town — whose ancient Swahili architecture is a UN-listed World Heritage site popular with celebrities. AFP PHOTO/Tony KARUMBA