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Hippo rollers

26 April 2011: UNAMID distributes hippo rollers to different households in Kuma Garadayat village, North Darfur. Hippo rollers are large drums that can contain 75 liters of water. Easy to carry, they are an excellent alternative to jerrycans and can be used by women and children. UNAMiD is going to distribute 3000 of these carriers in 8 different villages, in order to improve access to water. Difficult access to water is one of the cause of the Darfurian conflict.[Click on the picture to enlarge it].

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Merry Easter

I wish you and all your family a merry Easter and hope to see you very soon, wherever you are in the world.24 April 2011: Following the referendum on South Sudan independence, many South Sudanese left Darfur and returned to their hometown. Consequently, El Fasher's Christian community, mostly composed of South Sudanese, lost many of its members. Those who remain gathered today to celebrate Easter in El Fasher's church. [Click on the picture to enlarge it].

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Go on

Yesterday, Chris Hondros and Tim Hetherington died in Libya, doing their job, taking pictures. I never got the chance to meet them but admire their work. Might their souls rest in peace.Meanwhile, I try to give birth to my new project ...21 April 2011: To be continued ... [Click on the picture to enlarge it].

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Snapshots from Rwanda

A few days in Rwanda, Kigali and next toLake Kivu. Just time to relax, think, drink and speak with a friend and enjoy the fabulous landscape, trying to forget that exactly 17 years ago, a genocide was destroying the entire country.

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