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War & displacement in Mali

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  • A woman in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A child sleeps in the sand in Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali which was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013.
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  • A baby rests on its mother's back in Toya, a village in northern Mali near Timbuktu. The region was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013.
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  • Girls playing in the street in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city that was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. During the jihadists' rule, women and girls were not allowed in public unless they were completely covered.
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  • Two-year old Ayarina Maiga drinks porridge in a camp in Mopti, Mali, for families displaced by fighting in the north of the country. Islamist rebels seized control of Maiga's home town of Gossi and other areas of the north in 2012, but were chased out in early 2013 by French troops. Many displaced and refugee families have yet to return, preferring to wait for better security and improved economic conditions in the north.
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  • A boy pesters his mother as she cooks breakfast in a camp in Mopti, Mali, for families displaced by the fighting in the north of the country. Islamist rebels seized control of the north of Mali in 2012, but were chased out in early 2013 by French troops. Many displaced and refugee families have yet to return, preferring to wait for better security and improved economic conditions in the north.
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  • Children walk down the street together in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A boy and his slingshot in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • Displaced children eat a meal in a house shared by several internally displaced families in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Four-year old Jacob Dicko enjoys a meal in Bamako, Mali, but he and his family want to return to their home in Timbuktu. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • A boy harvests clean desert sand, loading it on donkeys for transport to construction sites in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • A man in Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali which was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013.
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  • A girl in Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali which was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. This girl belongs to the Bella ethnic group, which has traditionally been exploited by the region's lighter-skinned groups.
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  • A man cleans up boxes that once held ancient documents at the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali. The documents were burned by Islamist radicals who seized control of the city in 2012. Most of the ancient documents in the city went undetected or were smuggled out of Timbuktu in an elaborate rescue operation. The city was liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013.
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  • A woman and girl walk along a street in Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali which was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013.
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  • A girl in class in the Bahadon Second Cycle School in Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali which was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. The jihadis first banned all schools, then under pressure from the community, allowed them to open but with separate classes for boys and girls.
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  • A girl writes on the blackboard during a class in the Bahadon Second Cycle School in Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali which was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. The jihadis first banned all schools, then under pressure from the community, allowed them to open but with separate classes for boys and girls.
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  • Abdoulaye Cisse, the interim director of the Ahmed Baba Institute in Timbuktu, Mali, inspects ancient Islamic manuscripts that went undetected by militant Islamists, who seized control of the city in 2012, and destroyed any such documents they could find. The city was liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. Most of the city's thousands of ancient manuscripts were smuggled out of the region under the nose of the jihadis.
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  • Ali Ould Bruye is a tailor who fled Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali, when it was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012. He and his family returned home in May, 2013, after the city and region had been liberated by French and Malian soldiers. Here he works on the roof of his house in Timbuktu.
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  • Ali Ould Bruye is a tailor who fled Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali, when it was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012. He and his family returned home in May, 2013, after the city and region had been liberated by French and Malian soldiers. Here he works on the roof of his house in Timbuktu.
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  • Maman Dedeou, 22, had his right hand amputated by Islamist radicals who seized his home town of Timbuktu in northern Mali in 2012. After he was accused of stealing a mattress, Dedeou's family paid fines to the jihadis for weeks, but when their ability to pay ran out, the Islamists cut off Dedeou's hand. He later fled to Bamako, the nation's capital, but returned to Timbuktu in April 2013, several weeks after it was liberated by French and Malian troops. He's currently looking for work.
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  • A girl carries mangoes on her head in Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali which was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013.
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  • Cisse Al-Husseini, age 9, eats the remaining porridge from a pot in Timbuktu, a city in northern Mali which was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. The boy belongs to the Bella ethnic group, which has traditionally been exploited by Timbuktu's lighter-skinned groups.
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  • Women walking across the arid landscape near Toya, a village in northern Mali near Timbuktu. The region was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013.
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  • A family returning to Toya, a village in northern Mali near Timbuktu. The region was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. In the weeks since, families have begun to return from other cities in Mali and refugee camps in neighboring countries.
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  • Mohamed Ag Aldjoumett, age 10, digs clay to make bricks for his family's home in Toya, a village in northern Mali near Timbuktu. The region was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. The Sahel region has been affected by a food crisis for years, often exacerbated by severe droughts.
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  • A boy copies Koranic verses in a Muslim school in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city that was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013.
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  • A woman walks along a street in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city that was seized by Islamist fighters in 2012 and then liberated by French and Malian soldiers in early 2013. During jihadist rule, women and girls were not permitted in public unless they were completely covered.
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  • Umu Maiga starts a cooking stove as her one-month old daughter Hosemira rides along in a camp in Mopti, Mali, for families displaced by fighting in the north of the country. Islamist rebels seized control of Maiga's home town of Gao and other areas of the north in 2012, but were chased out in early 2013 by French troops. Many displaced and refugee families have yet to return, preferring to wait for better security and improved economic conditions in the north.
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  • Children at play in a camp in Mopti, Mali, for families displaced by the fighting in the north of the country. Islamist rebels seized control of the north of Mali in 2012, but were chased out in early 2013 by French troops. Many displaced and refugee families have yet to return, preferring to wait for better security and improved economic conditions in the north.
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  • Aramatou Maiga winnows grain to cook for her family in Segou, Mali. She was displaced when Islamist rebels seized the north of the country, including her home town of Gao, in 2012. The Islamists were chased out in early 2013 by French troops. Many displaced and refugee families have yet to return, preferring to wait for better security and improved economic conditions in the north.
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  • Aramatou Maiga was displaced when Islamist rebels seized the north of Mali, including her home town of Gao, in 2012. Shortly after she fled to Segou with her children. The Islamists were chased out of Gao in early 2013 by French troops, but Maiga and many other displaced and refugee families have yet to return, preferring to wait for better security and improved economic conditions in the north.
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  • Internally displaced people in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • A woman rolls up the mat she slept on in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • A girl takes down her mosquito net in the morning in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Aolizatou Maiger, a 44-year old woman from the northern village of Dire, washes her family's dishes at a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Two displaced children asleep on the floor inside a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Sadou Sangare, a 23-year old man from Timbuktu, reads his Bible as he awakes at a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • People look at a family photograph album in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Aolizatou Maiger, a 44-year old woman from the northern village of Dire, washes her family's dishes at a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • A girl fills a bucket with water in the morning in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • A girl carries water in the morning in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • Three-year old Naomi Wallet Tafaki and her 21-year old sister Monique Kone look at an album of family photographs in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • Three-year old Naomi Wallet Tafaki displays an album of family photographs in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • Three-year old Naomi Wallet Tafaki and her 21-year old sister Monique Kone look at an album of family photographs in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • Aolizatou Maiger, a 44-year old woman from the northern village of Dire, comforts her daughter in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • Aolizatou Maiger, a 44-year old woman from the northern village of Dire, comforts her daughter in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • A woman carries her child on her back in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • Fadimata Wallet Infa, a 53-year old woman from Timbuktu, prepares food for her family in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center.
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  • Two girls dressed up for Sunday worship in a Catholic training center in Niamana, Mali. Several families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali took refuge in the center, and have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • A woman sells mangoes in the market in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A sleeping baby ignores mangoes for sale in the market in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A woman sells mangoes in the market in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A woman and girl walk along a street in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A boy and his slingshot in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A woman in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • Children in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • Children walk down the street together in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A girl carries water in a bucket in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • A woman carries mangoes on her head in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • Jacuba Jarra makes bricks of mud which then dry in the hot African sun in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • Women walk along a road in Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • Boys plow a farm field near Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • Fadimata Aicha, an internally displaced woman from Timbuktu, Mali, cooks a meal for her family in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • A boy plows a farm field near Sonougouba, Mali, where the ACT Alliance has worked with local residents to encourage a sustainable economy, increase food security, and improve local governance.
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  • Fatimata Soucko, who along with her entire family was displaced from Timbuktu, Mali, combs the hair of her 7-year old daughter Koumba in a house they share in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Internally displaced persons sleep on the rooftop of a house in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Fatimata Soucko, who along with her entire family was displaced from Timbuktu, Mali, combs the hair of her 7-year old daughter Koumba in a house they share in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Fadimata Aicha (second from right), an internally displaced woman from Timbuktu, Mali, eats a meal with her family in a shared house in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Displaced children eat a meal in a house shared by several internally displaced families in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Displaced children eat a meal in a house shared by several internally displaced families in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Four-year old Jacob Dicko enjoys a meal in Bamako, Mali, but he and his family want to return to their home in Timbuktu. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Four-year old Jacob Dicko enjoys a meal in Bamako, Mali, but he and his family want to return to their home in Timbuktu. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Displaced children eat a meal in a house shared by several internally displaced families in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Four-year old Jacob Dicko enjoys a meal in Bamako, Mali, but he and his family want to return to their home in Timbuktu. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • On a Sunday morning, a woman displaced by conflict in Timbuktu, Mali, dresses her daughter in preparation for going to church in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • On a Sunday morning, a woman displaced by conflict in Timbuktu, Mali, dresses her daughter in preparation for going to church in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • On a Sunday morning, a woman displaced by conflict in Timbuktu, Mali, dresses her daughter in preparation for going to church in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • On a Sunday morning, a woman displaced by conflict in Timbuktu, Mali, dresses her daughter in preparation for going to church in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • On a Sunday morning, a woman displaced by conflict in Timbuktu, Mali, dresses her daughter in preparation for going to church in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • On a Sunday morning, a woman displaced by conflict in Timbuktu, Mali, dresses her daughter in preparation for going to church in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • On a Sunday morning, a woman displaced by conflict in Timbuktu, Mali, dresses her daughter in preparation for going to church in Bamako, the nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • An internally displaced boy in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Tocka Sangare, an internally displaced man from Timbuktu, Mali, irons clothing to earn a living in Bamako, the African nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Tocka Sangare (right) and his brother Gnole, internally displaced men from Timbuktu, Mali, iron clothing to earn a living in Bamako, the African nation's capital. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Displaced by war from her home in Timbuktu, Jidata Oyahit prepares food in a shared house in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • An internally displaced girl in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Displaced by war from her home in Timbuktu and watched by her small child, Jidata Oyahit prepares food in a shared house in Bamako, Mali. Thousands of families displaced by the fighting in northern Mali have taken refuge in the capital and other areas of the country's south, most living with relatives or renting small spaces. Many have received support from the ACT Alliance.
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  • Abdrahamane Ben Essayouti is the head imam in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013. He says the jihadists who captured and controlled Timbuktu were not really Muslims, but rather terrorists.
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  • Abdrahamane Ben Essayouti is the head imam in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013. He says the jihadists who captured and controlled Timbuktu were not really Muslims, but rather terrorists.
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  • Abdrahamane Ben Essayouti is the head imam in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013. He says the jihadists who captured and controlled Timbuktu were not really Muslims, but rather terrorists.
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  • A boy sells food in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • Wearing a shirt with an image of US President Barack Obama, a boy carries water in a bucket on his head in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • Boys play soccer in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • A Malian soldier talks to residents in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • Boys play soccer in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • Boys stretch and do exercises before playing soccer in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • A boy in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • A boy in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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  • Boys play soccer in Timbuktu, the northern Mali city captured by Islamist forces in 2012 and liberated by French and Malian soldiers in 2013.
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