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. All of our advertising is certified by Google and therefore may be viewed safely.