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West Africa 68 images Created 24 May 2013

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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. A girl with nothing much to do watches life go by on this Jamestown alley.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. A Fulani mother and child take a moment of rest during the midday heat.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. Dwarfed by a pile of firewood, an exhausted boy rests in the late afternoon.
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  • Niger, Agadez, 2007. The wall of an Agadez tailor shop displays posters of Mecca, and a composite featuring Bin Laden, Musharraf, Bush, and Qaddafi together.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. A brick maker labors at the bottom of a water hole where the clay is good.
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  • Niger, Agadez, 2007. There is little to do for these two Nigeriens in the center of the big market in Agadez.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. The lakebed near Dori, in the northeastern corner of Burkina Faso, is replenished if the rainy season is good.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. In the dry season, the water level sinks well below the lakebed in this northeastern corner of the country.
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  • Niger, Boubon, 2007. Located an hour north of Niamey in Niger's most fertile area, Boubon is ideally situated along the Niger River.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. Near the Dori market, a Muslim man expresses himself in dance.
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  • Burkina Faso, Dori, 2007. A mother looks proudly at her daughter as she learns to accept a stranger.
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  • Burkina Faso, Bani, 2007. In Bani's only school, a mixed-age class prepares for the day's lesson in French.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. Many street vendors must move constantly to find customers.
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  • Ghana, Ho, 2007. The first of the season's torrential rainstorms hits the Ho area just after twilight.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. A Tuareg nomad rests just next to a busy Ouagadougou intersection.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. At the long distance bus station in Ouagadougou, two mothers wait patiently with thir children.
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  • Niger, Boubon, 2007. A farmer puts in a last half hour before the sun sets on his plot along the banks of the Niger River.
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  • Niger, Agadez, 2007. After some guarded looks, two veiled girls on their way home from school finally relax.
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  • Niger, Boubon, 2007. A Muslim pirogue driver takes a moment for evening prayer by the banks of the Niger River.
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  • Niger, Niamey, 2007. Outside the patient's ward at the state hospital in Niamey, a new bride waits for her father to receive care.
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  • Niger, Agadez, 2007. Children play in the later afternoon on the outskirts of Agadez.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. Grandmother provides a refuge for this young child on an Accra back street.
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  • Burkina Faso, Ouagadougou, 2007. Sisters help a young girl get hair extensions along a quiet Oaugadougou back street.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. A quiet moment just after the burial of Jonathan Kwasi Kwafo.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. The whole family participates in watering the herd. The Tuareg care for donkeys, goats, camel and zebu.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. Grandmother maintains a strict order for the animals to drink. Everyone in the family will have a role in the watering..
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. Already a mother at 19, a Tuareg woman cares for her child in the cool of early morning.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. In the soft light of early morning, a Tuareg boy waits for his sister to finish milking.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. The herd is happy to be let out in the morning for grazing. Each will return to the stockade by nightfall.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. Tuareg know by a young age how hard they will have to work to survive.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Bani, 2007. The call and response of Bani's Muslim devotional singing requires almost constant attention, and these boys give it all they can.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Bani, 2007. The graceful curve of a mature zebu's horn, seen in the dying light of afternoon near the main road.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Bani, 2007. The main hall of the Grand Mosquee in Bani, one of seven magnificent mud mosques built during a Muslim renaissance several centuries ago.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Gorom-Gorom, 2007. Fulani women arrive early at Gorom-Gorom's Thursday market, which serves the whole region
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  • BURKINA FASO, Gorom-Gorom, 2007. A curious Fulani girl watches the proceedings as traders arrive for Gorom-Gorom's Thursday market, which serves the whole region.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Gorom-Gorom, 2007. Tuareg nomads sell halters and lead ropes for a variety of animals at Gorom-Gorom's Thursday animal market.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Gorom-Gorom, 2007. Tuareg, Bella and Hausa traders await new stock at Gorom-Gorom's Thursday animal market, which serves the whole region.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Gorom-Gorom, 2007. Traders and nomads from miles around make this Thursday market one of the busiest in Burkina Faso.
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  • BURKINA FASO, Gorom-Gorom, 2007. Fulani women often carry their wealth with them in the form of jewelry, and are known for their elaborate hairstyles.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. Not a single piece of modern technology is used in the assembly of this efficient well rigging.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. Women slice the many tomatoes that are produced here and put them out to dry in the sun.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. Water enables the Tuareg to grow all kinds of vegetables, including onions, garlic, squash, beans, and corn.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007.  Rissa Ixa inside one of the only permanent buildings in Tidene. He has discovered water in over forty places.
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  • Niger,Agadez,2007. Late afternoon view from the second floor of Mohammad Ixa's family home. Most homes in Agadez are only one story high.
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  • Niger,Agadez,2007. During the punishing midday heat, retiring to the cool in this big room inside Mohammad Ixa's family home is an attractive option.
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  • Niger,Agadez,2007. The distinctive Sahel architecture of the "Grand Mosquee" of Agadez at twilight. With the exception of modern antennas, minarets are the tallest structures in the city.
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  • Niger,Agadez,2007. Jamila Ixa breastfeeds in the coolness of the big room at Mohammad Ixa's family home.
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  • Niger,Agadez,2007. Family members relax inside Takita Ixa's room at Mohammad Ixa's home in Agadez.
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  • Niger,Agadez,2007. Takita Ixa prepares breakfast in the doorway of her room at Mohammad Ixa's family home.
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  • Niger, Agadez, Tidene, 2007. A well worker ascends from the bottom of a new bore. The Tuareg have invested in safety gear and good rigging.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. Families such as the Marbells made every effort to mark Independence Day with a positive spirit.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. Exuberant Ghanaians make a display for everyone during the Anniversary celebrations on March 6th.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. A woman leads this joyful group toward Independence Square in Accra on March 6th, modern Ghana's 50th Anniversary.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. Inline skaters delight the crowds by putting on a show beneath the triumphal arch on Independence Square.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. A heavy security presence at the 50th anniversary celebrations was overwhelmed by the turnout.
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  • Ghana, Accra, 2007. Students from the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial School get a chance to express themselves on March 6th, Ghana's Independence Day.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. A child is still asleep in the relative cool of morning. Ghanaians sleep outside to take advantage of any available breeze.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Alone in the store, a young girl entertains herself while her mother buys supplies across the street.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. Children play near cliffside dwellings built on the remnants of a colonial fort in Jamestown.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. This small house has an auto repair yard in front and much smaller one-story apartments behind.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Jamestown, 2007. Taking a break from their tire repair business, workers relax in the afternoon heat.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. Children get some help crossing a busy street across from the railroad tracks. Accidents involving cars are all too common.
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  • GHANA,Accra,Kokomlemle, 2007. A wedding brings guests from all over the neighborhood together at a spirited outside celebration.
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  • Ghana, Accra, Kokomlemle, 2007. Accra New Town Primary School students join with the older kids in a practice march for Ghana's Independence Day..
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  • Ghana, Accra, Kokomlemle, 2007. Students at the Accra New Town Primary School line up prior to an Independence Day assembly..
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  • Ghana, Accra, Kokomlemle, 2007. The head teacher of the highest level at Kwameh Nkrumah Memorial School talks to the students about responsibility..
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  • Ghana, Accra, Kokomlemle, 2007. Test preparation at Kwameh Nkrumah Memorial School one day before Ghana's Independence Day celebrations...
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  • Ghana, Accra, Kokomlemle, 2007. The day begins for the highest level classes at Kwameh Nkrumah Memorial School, one day before the Independence day celebrations..
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