Regards Noirs
by Pierre Holtz
Regards Noirs
Displaced children attending classes with the support of humanitarian organization, town of Ouada Djalle,
north-eastern Central African Republic, 2007. Thousands of people are living in fear of more violence.
Children take the brunt of the conflict that ravages the region, close to Sudan's Darfur.
A diamond digger at work in one of the diamond fields surrounding the town of Tortiya, in the center of Ivory
Coast, 1998. Most of the inhabitants of the town, including children, work on diamond mines - children can
easily squeeze in tunnels.
A girl attending classes at Bossangoa, north-
western Central African Republic, 2008. She's one
of a large number of orphaned children suffering
from neglect after the 2002-2003 coup d'Etat that
destabilized the country for long.
Children begging in the streets of Senegal's capital
Dakar, 2006. These children, so-called Talibé, are
'employed' by Muslim leaders and often bit hard if
they do not come back with some coins at the end
of the day.
Boys living in the streets of Bangui, the Central African Republic capital, are welcomed in one of the rare
care centers that offer some kind of hygiene, hot meals and mats.
Joseph, 16, is orphaned from AIDS; he born with the disease that strongly hits the Central African Republic,
Bangui, 2008. He lives in an abandoned house, without any care and affection.
Girls attending classes in Birao's only public primary school, north-eastern Central African Republic, 2008.
Children slowly start returning to school, closed during the fighting that ravages this part of the country, close
to Sudan's Darfur.
A boy hiding behind plastic sheeting from the UN High Commissioner for Refugees, south-western Guinea,
2004. During the civil war in Liberia, thousands of people took refuge in refugee camps supported by
international organizations.
Children playing under a cinema adverts in a
refugee camp of the UN High Commissioner for
Refugees, south-western Guinea, 2004. Bearing
the brunt of consequences of the regional crisis,
the children suffer from psychological trauma and
physical complaints.
Francois, 12, hiding behind a wooden door in the
the family compound in Bozoum, north-western
Central African Republic. He got separated from his
family during an attack and spent one month as a
captive. Kidnapping for ransom is a widespread
tactic and thousands of low-income families have
fallen victim to attacks.
Child playing to punch in a street of Thies, east of the Senegal's capital. Thousands of children are living in
the streets, 'employed' by religious leaders who are supposed to learn them Arabic and Koran.
Young combatants from the rebel movement that controls the north-western part of the Central African
Republic, Birao, 2007. They are among the 400 child soldiers to be reintegrated back into their families
after years of conflict.
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