Little Mohamed rejoins family in Mali

Bamako - Taken for dead after being trapped in fighting in Ivory Coast four years ago, 10-year-old Mohamed Daniako has returned to his native Mali and rejoined his family, thanks to a series of fortunate events.

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Mali photography: Houses on the Guinea road

I took this picture of a group of houses (a compound) on the road to Guinea in 2000. I had not seen houses painted like these before. The paint is a kind of coloured mud. Notice also the style of the thatching on the roofs.