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Multimedia: ‘I am Amigoe Dieudonné – The Artist Painter’ continues his odyssey

Update: April 26th, 2017: Amigoe needs a little help, to enable him to exhibit his work in Belgium A short video portrait shot in The Gambia, of Togolese painter Amigoe Dieudonné, who has traveled for over thirteen years around West Africa in his wheelchair, stopping along the way to create extensive bodies of work,Continue reading “Multimedia: ‘I am Amigoe Dieudonné – The Artist Painter’ continues his odyssey”

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Global Hand Washing Day – tippy tap, The Gambia, West Africa

‪#‎GlobalHandwashingDay‬ – October 15th, 2015 Global Handwashing Day, celebrated every year on 15 October, is a day dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of handwashing with soap as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases. UNICEF Gambia

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PRESS: The families migrants leave behind – IRIN

Whilst on the MOAS (Migrant Offshore Aid Station) Phoenix, documenting the migrant and refugee boat rescues in the Mediterranean, off the Libyan coast, a couple of months ago, Florio, met a young man, Lamin, from The Gambia, West Africa; a country which we had, at that point, been living in full time for overContinue reading “PRESS: The families migrants leave behind – IRIN”

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Machete Boy, traditional masquerades, The Gambia, West Africa

‘The three boys turned up with a couple of rice sacks, a bunch of leafy branches, and what looked like a few scraps of bright red fabric. Within half an hour, they were transformed into Kankurangs, and fully in character – jiggling branches, menacingly clashing machetes together… ‘ Read more here Related Posts:Continue reading “Machete Boy, traditional masquerades, The Gambia, West Africa”