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Río Congo, una arteria vital
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La Somalie, accro au charbon de bois
« Voyant sur les routes de la Somalie des files de camions remplis de charbon de bois, je me suis dit que dans ce pays où il y avait peu d’arbres, il n’en resterait bientôt plus. » C’est en se rendant régulièrement en Afrique à partir de 2002 que le photographe français Pascal Maitre s'est intéressé au sujet du charbon de bois, appelé également la braise ou le makala. Le charbon de bois est utilisé comme combustible depuis plus de 30 000 ans notamment pour la cuisson, le chauffage et le transport.
Six years after Islamist militants were routed, Mali still struggles with violence
I have traveled the route between Bamako, the capital of Mali, and Mopti, in the center of the country, many times. When I returned earlier this year, the lively towns I encountered in the first 300 miles seemed familiar to me. But in the last 100 miles, to my surprise, we had the road almost to ourselves. I noticed new buildings, military outposts. This part of Mali is plagued by rising instability. Islamist militants remain active in the region.
A National Geographic writer and photographer traveled hundreds of miles through the desert, tracing the dangerous route migrants and others follow to Libya.
The Sahara is a mythic landscape that had long affixed itself to my imagination. While reporting on the precariousness of Niger for National Geographic (see âSurrounded by chaos, Niger is a nation on the edgeâ), photographer Pascal Maitre and I spent a week traveling through the desert. Our sojourn was not a gratuitous one. In a metaphorical sense, the desert represents for Niger the end of order.
Surrounded by chaos, Niger is a nation on the edge
This story appears in the July 2019 issue of National Geographic magazine. Just before dusk, the first pickup trucks roll past the checkpoint and array themselves across the desert on the outskirts of Agadez, Niger. Passengers pile in, as many as 25 per vehicle, each carrying no more than a knapsack. They wear sunglasses and scarves to fend off the sand, along with heavy coats for the biting-cold nights on the three-day journey to Libya. Their youth is palpable.
Six years after Islamist militants were routed, Mali still struggles with violence
I have traveled the route between Bamako, the capital of Mali, and Mopti, in the center of the country, many times. When I returned earlier this year, the lively towns I encountered in the first 300 miles seemed familiar to me. But in the last 100 miles, to my surprise, we had the road almost to ourselves. I noticed new buildings, military outposts. This part of Mali is plagued by rising instability. Islamist militants remain active in the region.
Palm oil is unavoidable. Can it be sustainable?
This story appears in the December 2018 issue of National Geographic magazine. View Images Democratic Republic of the Congo Workers at a mill in the Democratic Republic of the Congo move palm fruit from a steamer that has softened it up for pressing. The oil palm tree, Elaeis guineensis, is native to West and central Africa, and commercial plantations are now expanding in the region.
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September 9, 2015 Rapid Catch Photograph by Pascal Maitre, National Geographic The Congo River, which connects nine African countries along its nearly 3,000-mile journey to the Atlantic Ocean, is the main road through the heart of Africa.
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