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Angelique Kidjo, the Afro-pop singer and UN goodwill ambassador, has launched a foundation to pay for girls' education to give them a chance to escape poverty, according to a report by Al-Jazeera. Kidjo, who is from the impoverished nation of Benin, said the Batonga Foundation would grant scholarships to nearly 400 girls completing primary school in five countries