Campo Santo - Tuesday, September 2, 2025

PICTURES OF THE DAY

CHRONOLOGICAL NEWS REVIEW – NOVEMBER-DECEMBER 2024

Mayotte. Where did the aid go? - Michael BUNEL

Mayotte, devastated by Cyclone Chido in December 2024. .

Tribute to Jean-Claude DEUTSCH (1941-2024)

Sierra Leone: A Waterfront Slum - Sadak SOUICI for Le Figaro Magazine

Shanty towns built on the waterfront in Freetown are home to some 200,000 people.

The Killer Lake - Paloma LAUDET / item

Millions live on and around the apparently innocent waters of Lake Kivu, between Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The Borana People – Drought - Lucien MIGNÉ

For five years now, drought has been raging in the Horn of Africa where the Borana people have lost almost all their livestock.

The Journey - Djamal BENMOKHTAR / HANS LUCAS

Five men who left their countries hoping for a decent existence: Saliou, Abdoul Majoud, Reda, Yassine and Papaniouga.

Galamsey, illegal gold mining in Ghana - Mariusz ŚMIEJEK

Ghana is a leading gold producer, but the country also has millions involved in “galamsey” illegal mining.

Guatemala mourning migrants who never reached the U.S. - Cheney ORR / REUTERS

Rossana and Wideman, a young couple from Guatemala, had dreams of living and working in the United States.

AMERICANXS - HECTOR EMANUEL

They are American, but always Latinos, with their proud cultural heritage. .

Tskaltubo: exile and palaces - David TACHÉ / Collectif DR

By the end of the War in Abkhazia (1992-93), 250,000 ethnic Georgians had been displaced.

The Black Sea, 2000-2024 - Petrut CALINESCU

Throughout history the shores of the Black Sea have seen many a conflict.

Moldova, the Cold Divide - Alessandro GRASSANI

Moldova, caught between Russia and aspirations of European Union membership.

Oblivion in Transnistria - Didier BIZET

The breakaway state of Transnistria, self-proclaimed some thirty years ago, has not been recognized internationally and is still officially part of Moldova.

Kimocracy in North korea - Elena CHERNYSHOVA

Tourists officially allowed into North Korea. They are Russian.

Limestone Quarries in Minya - Lucien MIGNÉ

Dramatic conditions for laborers in limestone quarries in Minya, Egypt.

Sidelines - John VINK

Presentation of John Vink’s published by Hannibal Books.

Elephants Celebrated - Jean-François MUTZIG

The elephant for ceremonies sacred and colorful.