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            &lt;p>The women challenging the Belgian government, clockwise from top left: Simone Ngalula, Monique Bitu Bingi, Lea Tavares Mujinga, Noelle Verbeeken and Marie-Jose Loshi. Photograph: Francisco Seco/AP  &lt;/p>
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