In a busy hospital in a village in Niger, a ten-year-old girl was rushed into the emergency room one weekend after being hit by a truck. Her injuries were severe; her leg was mangled, with tissue damage so extensive that her bone was exposed.
The Tamajaq (or Tuareg as they are often called in the West) travel across a vast area of the Sahara Desert, stretching from far south-western Libya, to southern Algeria, Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, where the biggest group is found.
Lucia and husband Scott were strolling along a dike in Niamey, Niger, and admiring the view when two bikers cycled past. One of them exclaimed, “Everyday_Niger will have a great picture today!”