Olivier Asselin - Ghana Photojournalist - Ghana Photographer - West Africa - Portfolio

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A group of school children wear special shades to look at the full solar eclipse in Accra, Ghana on Wednesday March 29, 2006. (AP PHOTO/Olivier Asselin)

Children are seen through the wheel of a bicycle as they gather to fetch water from a pond at Dikunani dam in Savelugu, northern Ghana, on Friday March 9, 2007. The only of four water sources that has not completely dried out around Savelugu, the pond is used by hundreds of people daily who sometimes walk several kilometers to fetch water.

An elderly woman applies a mixture of ground millet and rain water - a symbol of protection - on the chest of a young girl during annual puberty rites in the town of Somanya, Eastern Ghana, on Sunday April 2, 2006.

A girl looks confused after failing to solve a math problem during class at the Dahin-Sheli primary school in Tamale, northern Ghana, on Friday June 8, 2007.

Children hold cardboard black stars as they prepare to perform during celebrations held at the Independence Square in Accra, Ghana, on Tuesday Mar 6, 2007. Celebrations were held here and elsewhere in the country on the occasion of Ghana's 50th anniversary of independence from Britain.<br/><br/>

A man sits on one of the lower decks of a large cargo ship loaded with pineapples at the harbour in Tema, Ghana on December 12, 2005.

Riders lead their horses off the field after a game at the Accra Polo Club in Accra, Ghana on Sunday November 4, 2007.

Children gather around a large plate of food during lunch at the Tangory Transgambienne 2 primary school in the town of Bignona, Senegal on Wednesday June 13, 2007.

A man holds a smoked greater cane rat (right) and a dead duiker (left) as he tries to sell them on the roadside near Mankessim, roughly 50km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Wednesday Dec. 6, 2006.

People wait in line under a large mango tree at a vaccination site in the town of Yad Bohou, north of Kara, northern Togo, on Tuesday Feb 13, 2007. (WHO/Olivier Asselin)

Amina Abukari, 7, grimaces as as a health worker extracts a guinea worm from her buttocks at the guinea worm case containment center in Savelugu, northern Ghana, on Friday March 9, 2007. A parasite transmitted through water, guinea worm emerges from the host's body nine months after drinking contaminated water. Measuring up to 1 meter, it can only be pulled out a few cm every day to prevent it from breaking inside the host's body.

Richard Opentil, 19, leads his teammates during stretching exercises prior to a football practice in Accra, Ghana, on Saturday July 15, 2006. The group of physically disabled young men gather every week to practice, with hopes of one day representing their country in international competitions.

Ghana's Michael Essien (right) challenges for the ball with Nigeria's Daniel Olusola Shittu during their African Cup of Nations quarter-final football match in Accra, Ghana Sunday February 3, 2008. Ghana won 2-1. (AP Photo/Olivier Asselin)

Ghana's John Mensah (right) challenges for the ball with Ivory Coast's Kouassi Gervias Yao during their African Cup of Nations football match in Kumasi, Ghana Saturday February 9, 2008. Ghana defeated Ivory Coast 4-2. (AP Photo/Olivier Asselin)

Ghana football fans hold flags in the wind prior to the African Cup of Nations quarter-final match against Nigeria in Accra, Ghana Sunday February 3, 2008. (AP Photo/Olivier Asselin)

Zimbabwe leader Robert Mugabe holds up his fist as he listens to a speech during a rally organized by his supporters in Accra, Ghana on Sunday July 1, 2007. Mugabe is visiting Ghana to attend the 9th African Union summit. (AP Photo/Olivier Asselin)

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador and international singer and songwriter Angelique Kidjo comforts a girl who is too emotional to share her experience at the Laura Vicuna center in Cotonou, Benin on Wednesday September 12, 2007. The center takes care of exploited and trafficked children, providing them with food, shelter, education and technical training.

Cocoa farmer Comfort Kumeah poses for a portrait on a cocoa plantation near the town of Nem, Ghana on Thursday August 17, 2007.

A model wearing an outfit from the Nanou collection poses during a fashion shoot in Accra, Ghana on Monday April 28, 2008.

Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa Executive Secretary Dr. Monty P. Jones poses for a portrait near Nsawam, Ghana, on Thursday April 19, 2007. Dr. Jones' work was instrumental in the development of the Nerica (New Rice for Africa) improved rice variety, which is more adapted to conditions in Africa and produces better yields. His work awarded him the 2004 World Food Prize.

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