Young women and children in Bele Kwara Niger run towards the camera for what may be the first picture of their lives

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July 13 2007 Young women and children in Bele Kwara Niger run towards the camera for what may be the first picture of their lives

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Size: 5396px × 3597px
Location: Village of Bele Kwara, Town of Torodi, Department of Tillaberi, Niger, West Africa
Photo credit: © Irene Abdou / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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