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A game of soccer on the streets of Mopti, Mali

Photographed by Nybé Ponzio [@visualsbyponzio]

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The art of Sudanese-Sahelian architecture demonstrated at the Centre Korè in Ségou, Mali

Shot by Nybé Ponzio [@visualsbyponzio]

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Dakar, Senegal shot by @lonestararchive 2023

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Traditional Tuareg dance shown in Timbuktu, Mali via @mali_paw_d_bi

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The practice of tree-climbing is an ancient skill, often learned from childhood. It involves using hands, feet, and sometimes ropes to ascend trees swiftly and safely, enabling access to fruits, like palm and coconut, and a vantage point for hunting or scouting.

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The scene at Dantokpa Market in Cotonou, Benin by Jean de Dieu Bada (@jeandedieubada)

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A vendor carries plantain chips in Lomé, Togo by Nybé Ponzio (@visualsbyponzio)

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Playing the ngoni in Bamako, Mali via Mali Paw B Di (@mali_paw_b_di)

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A woman making injera plates in Keren, Eritrea by Eric Lafforgue

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Hassan, a member of the Tuareg people, reading an issue of Elle Magazine in Ubari, Lybia

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Mariam's Library in Tanzania, Zanzibar by Nassor Othman

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"I create according to my state of mind.. my emotions inspire my stories. I've been told by some people that they feel emotions in my work, I felt really good about that.." - Rachel Seidu, from Telling Intentional Stories (2020)

Portrait of Abubakar in Gombe, Nigeria © Rachel Seidu, 2022

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The scene at Osun Osogbo in Osun State, Nigeria by Adeolu Osibodu (@adeoluosibodu)

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Women dance to taarab in Tanzania

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MAURITANIA. 2014. The everyday lives of SNIM (Societe Nationale Industrielle El Miniere) mine workers and their families in the mining town of Zouerate, and Nouadhibou where the workers and iron are transported to by train. © Joe Penney

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Diabi Diarabi in Bamako, Mali by Nybé Ponzio (@visualsbyponzio)

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Pottery along the Niger river. Mopti, Mali c.1990-2000s

Ph by: Michel Renaudeau