At the end of the market day, a village woman in southwestern Niger loads her goods on her head and begins the long walk home.


A Fulani woman from southwestern Niger attends the weekly market in Torodi, approximately 60 km sothwest of Nigeria's capital city of Niamey. At the end of the market day, the village woman loads her goods on her head and begins the long walk home.


Size: 3599px × 5400px
Location: Village Bele Kwara, near town of Torodi, arrondissement Say, department Tillaberi, Niger, W. Africa
Photo credit: © Irene Abdou / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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