Germany's Merkel receives UNESCO peace prize in Ivory Coast

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Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel, center right, receives the Felix Houphouet Boigny price in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast, Wednesday Feb. 8, 2023. Merkel has been honored with the UNESCO peace prize for her efforts to allow more than 1.2 million migrants between 2015-2016 into Germany. (AP Photo/Diomande Ble Blonde)