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  • Etang de Bethmale in the Bethmale valley, Pays Couserans, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France.
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  • Etang de Bethmale in the Bethmale valley, Pays Couserans, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France.
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  • Etang de Bethmale in the Bethmale valley, Pays Couserans, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France.
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  • Members of the Harmony Community Centre perform an a capella song at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia. The Harmony Community Centre is aimed at helping people with mental and physical disabilities integrate with the community through art, music and theater performances.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Member of the band King's Jubilee, Zaroe Amilcar (right), sings during a jamming session with Canadian artist Dave Bidini (left)  at the  Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • A priestess possessed by spirits chants over past and current shrine servants during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Offering of gin made during "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Canadian artist Dave Bidini plays a song during a performance by the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Member of the band King's Jubilee, Zaroe Amilcar, sings during a jamming session with Canadian artist Dave Bidini (unseen)  at the  Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Current and past shrine servants bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Shrine servant possessed by spirits during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Tony Boussana, 24, who is partly paralized by polio, is helped by his girlfriend Sabena, 19, as he tries to sit up in his bed at the A. Cisse Hospital in Pointe-Noire, Republic of Congo on Friday December 3, 2010. "When I got to the hospital I could still move my arms, but now I can't", he says. "I feel completely lost."
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  • Nyazaba Njabiya, 35, and her seven children in the classroom where they have lived for the past month at the Angalisho adventist primary school in Goma, Eastern DRC, on Sunday December 14, 2008. They came from Kibuma, 27km away, on the Rwandan border. Every morning, they vacate the classroom to allow children to attend school, and come back in the afternoon. "We have no food, no water. Where we sleep, its very difficult," says Njabiya, adding that they can't go home because the rebels are still occupying their village. They walk 3km every day to fetch water from lake Kivu for their daily needs.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Young members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) sing the national anthem of Liberian during a performance at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • A crowd watches as Canadian artist Dave Bidini plays a song during a performance by the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • A young Liberian girl from the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) holds up the microphone for Canadian artist Dave Bidini to sing during a performance at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Canadian artist Dave Bidini drums with members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • A young Liberian girl from the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) holds up the microphone for Canadian artist Dave Bidini to sing during a performance at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing while others prepare backstage at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Young members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Young members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) sing the national anthem of Liberian during a performance at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Members of the Harmony Community Centre perform a sketch on the importance of education in front of other members at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia. The Harmony Community Centre is aimed at helping people with mental and physical disabilities integrate with the community through art, music and theater performances..
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  • Members of the band King's Jubilee, Richard Neufville (right) and Zaroe Amilcar, sing during a jamming session with Canadian artist Dave Bidini (left)  at the  Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Member of the band King's Jubilee, Terry Williams (left), sings during a jamming session with Canadian artist Dave Bidini (back) at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Canadian artist Dave Bidini (right) jams with members of the band King's Jubilee, (seen here are Zaroe Amilcar and Richard Neufville (right)) at the  Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Canadian artist Dave Bidini (left) jams with members of the band King's Jubilee, (from left to right) Zaroe Amilcar, Richard Neufville, Francis Wesseh and Terry Williams at the  Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Canadian artist Dave Bidini (right) jams with members of the band King's Jubilee, (from left to right) Zaroe Amilcar, Richard Neufville, Francis Wesseh and Terry Williams at the  Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Member of the band King's Jubilee Terry Williams during a jamming session at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Members of the band King's Jubilee, Francis Wesseh (left) and Terry Williams (right) during a jamming session at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Members of the band King's Jubilee, Francis Wesseh (left) and Terry Williams (right) during a jamming session at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Three members of the band King's Jubilee, Francis Wesseh (left), Terry Williams (middle) and Zaroe Amilcar (right) pose for a portrait at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Members of the Harmony Community Centre perform an a capella song in front of other members at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia. The Harmony Community Centre is aimed at helping people with mental and physical disabilities integrate with the community through art, music and theater performances..
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  • Mentally disabled children sing in front of other members of the Harmony Community Centre at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia. The Harmony Community Centre is aimed at helping people with mental and physical disabilities integrate with the community through art, music and theater performances..
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  • Members of the Harmony Community Centre perform a sketch on the importance of education in front of other members at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia. The Harmony Community Centre is aimed at helping people with mental and physical disabilities integrate with the community through art, music and theater performances..
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  • Members of the Harmony Community Centre perform a sketch on the importance of education in front of other members at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia. The Harmony Community Centre is aimed at helping people with mental and physical disabilities integrate with the community through art, music and theater performances..
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  • Members of the Harmony Community Centre perform an a capella song in front of other members at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia. The Harmony Community Centre is aimed at helping people with mental and physical disabilities integrate with the community through art, music and theater performances..
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  • Women chanting during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest spitting gin on shrine servant to purify her during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants have their wrists bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants being beaten to purify their sins during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Dead chicken sacrificed during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Both chickens lay on their left side, indicating that the shrine servant is free to go. One or both of the chickens laying on their right side would mean the servant needs to spend another three months at the shrine. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Priestess receiving a gin offering during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Shrine servant kneeling during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Ankle bracelet and offering of gin at a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Traditional rituals take place during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • A young child sleeps in a tent set up in a spontaneous settlement near the village of Kpoto, Benin on Tuesday October 26, 2010. Almost all of the village's 1500 people have moved to a location near the local church, located about 500 meters away, where they now live in basic shelters. Some tents were donated by the Benin government, but they aren't waterproof and don't provide adequate shelter with the rainy season still going strong.
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  • Members of the Liberian Dance Troupe (LDT) perform traditional dancing at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Accra, Ghana's capital, on Saturday April 14, 2007. One of the main goals of the LDT is to teach young refugee children, many of which have never seen Liberia, about their country's music, dance and culture. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia.
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  • Members of the Harmony Community Centre perform a sketch on the importance of education in front of other members at the Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia. The Harmony Community Centre is aimed at helping people with mental and physical disabilities integrate with the community through art, music and theater performances..
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  • Canadian artist Dave Bidini (right) jams with members of the band King's Jubilee, (seen here is Zaroe Amilcar) at the  Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Canadian artist Dave Bidini (left) jams with members of the band King's Jubilee, Zaroe Amilcar (second left), Richard Neufville and Francis Wesseh (right) at the  Buduburam refugee settlement, roughly 20 km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday April 13, 2007. The group, which is composed of five Liberian men living at Buduburam, is currently recording their second album, and already has a growing number of fans back in Liberia. The Buduburam refugee settlement is still home over 30,000 Liberians, most of which have mixed feelings about returning to Liberia..
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Arm bracelets worn by the head priest during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Elizabeth Farma, 16, carries her two-month-old son Emmanuel on her back near the Bonthe district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Wednesday April 21, 2010. Elizabeth still attends high school, and leave the child with her grandmother while she is in class.
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  • Elizabeth Farma, 16, holds her two-month-old son Emmanuel near the Bonthe district hospital in Bonthe, Sierra Leone on Wednesday April 21, 2010. Elizabeth still attends high school, and leave the child with her grandmother while she is in class.
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