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  • Meeting for members of a breast feeding support group at the La Polyclinic in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday June 16, 2009.
    GHA09.0616.GATES0420.jpg
  • A man counts money he's just received from a UNICEF-sponsored social cash transfer programme in the village of Julijuah, Bomi county, Liberia on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Beneficiary households receive monthly transfers that vary according to the size of the household, with additional sums provided for each child enrolled in school. Families are selected for participation in the programme based on two key criteria: they must be both extremely poor and labour-constrained.
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  • A staff member from a local bank counts money during a UNICEF-sponsored social cash transfer programme distribution in the village of Julijuah, Bomi county, Liberia on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Beneficiary households receive monthly transfers that vary according to the size of the household, with additional sums provided for each child enrolled in school. Families are selected for participation in the programme based on two key criteria: they must be both extremely poor and labour-constrained.
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  • Nurse Christina Quarshey fills a chart to help track the growth of a child at the Osu Maternity Home in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday June 16, 2009.
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  • A man counts money he's just received from a UNICEF-sponsored social cash transfer programme in the village of Julijuah, Bomi county, Liberia on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Beneficiary households receive monthly transfers that vary according to the size of the household, with additional sums provided for each child enrolled in school. Families are selected for participation in the programme based on two key criteria: they must be both extremely poor and labour-constrained.
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  • Money is handed out to beneficiaries during a UNICEF-sponsored social cash transfer programme distrubution in the village of Julijuah, Bomi county, Liberia on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Beneficiary households receive monthly transfers that vary according to the size of the household, with additional sums provided for each child enrolled in school. Families are selected for participation in the programme based on two key criteria: they must be both extremely poor and labour-constrained.
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  • Project staff hold a beneficiary card during a UNICEF-sponsored social cash transfer programme distribution in the village of Julijuah, Bomi county, Liberia on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Beneficiary households receive monthly transfers that vary according to the size of the household, with additional sums provided for each child enrolled in school. Families are selected for participation in the programme based on two key criteria: they must be both extremely poor and labour-constrained.
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  • A woman receives money during a UNICEF-sponsored social cash transfer programme distribution in the village of Julijuah, Bomi county, Liberia on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Beneficiary households receive monthly transfers that vary according to the size of the household, with additional sums provided for each child enrolled in school. Families are selected for participation in the programme based on two key criteria: they must be both extremely poor and labour-constrained.
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  • A staff from a local bank holds a handfull of money during a UNICEF-sponsored social cash transfer programme distribution in the village of Julijuah, Bomi county, Liberia on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Beneficiary households receive monthly transfers that vary according to the size of the household, with additional sums provided for each child enrolled in school. Families are selected for participation in the programme based on two key criteria: they must be both extremely poor and labour-constrained.
    LBR12.0403.NUT0110.JPG
  • Nurse Eugenia Beatson meets with Ramatu Zango talk about her 7-month-old daughter Sekinata Sakande (7.7 kg) during a counseling session at the Osu Maternity Home in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday June 16, 2009.
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  • Ramatu Zango holds her 7-month-old daughter Sekinata Sakande (7.7 kg) while discussing with nurse Denise Kalmoni at the Osu Maternity Home in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday June 16, 2009.
    GHA09.0616.GATES0204.jpg
  • A staff member from a local bank counts money during a UNICEF-sponsored social cash transfer programme distribution in the village of Julijuah, Bomi county, Liberia on Tuesday April 3, 2012. Beneficiary households receive monthly transfers that vary according to the size of the household, with additional sums provided for each child enrolled in school. Families are selected for participation in the programme based on two key criteria: they must be both extremely poor and labour-constrained.
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  • A man wears a sticker on his forehead to show support for opposition leader John Atta Mills, of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), during a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
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  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters cheer during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
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  • Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's official opposition party, hold a banner as they arrive at a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
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  • A Convention People's Party (CPP) supporter blows in a whistle during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
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  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters listen to a speech by candidate Paa Kwesi Nduom during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
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  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters gather during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
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  • Supporters of the Ghana national football team cheer prior to a game against Cameroon during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana on February 7, 2008.
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  • Supporters of the Cameroon national football team dance prior to a game against Ghana during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana on February 7, 2008.
    GHA08.0207.CANGHACAM0083.jpg
  • Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) cheer during a campaign rally in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Thousands of Ghanaians gathered in final rallies as they prepared to head to the polls on Sunday December 7 to elect a new government.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0745.jpg
  • A supporter wears a hat portraying New Patriotic Party (NPP) presidential hopeful Nana Akufo-Addo during a campaign rally in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Thousands of Ghanaians gathered in final rallies as they prepared to head to the polls on Sunday December 7 to elect a new government.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0722.jpg
  • A member of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) looks over a large crowd of supporters during a campaign rally in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Thousands of Ghanaians gathered in final rallies as they prepared to head to the polls on Sunday December 7 to elect a new government.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0708.JPG
  • Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) cheer during a campaign rally in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Thousands of Ghanaians gathered in final rallies as they prepared to head to the polls on Sunday December 7 to elect a new government.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0681.jpg
  • Supporters surround a row of cars during a New Patriotic Party (NPP) campaign rally in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Thousands of Ghanaians gathered in final rallies as they prepared to head to the polls on Sunday December 7 to elect a new government.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0495.jpg
  • Supporters of the New Patriotic Party (NPP) cheer during a campaign rally in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Thousands of Ghanaians gathered in final rallies as they prepared to head to the polls on Sunday December 7 to elect a new government.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0674.jpg
  • Supporters surround a large fake elephant - the New Patriotic Party's emblem - during a campaign rally in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Thousands of Ghanaians gathered in final rallies as they prepared to head to the polls on Sunday December 7 to elect a new government.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0490.jpg
  • Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's official opposition party, cheer during a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0231.jpg
  • A supporter of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's official opposition party, holds a sign promoting change atop her head during at a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0050.jpg
  • Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's official opposition party, ride in the back of a pick-up truck during a downpour as they arrive at a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0032.jpg
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters cheer during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0032.JPG
  • A Convention People's Party (CPP) supporter blows in a whistle during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0025.JPG
  • A Convention People's Party (CPP) supporter wears a colourful hat during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0022.JPG
  • A Convention People's Party (CPP) supporter holds his hand up during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
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  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters cheer during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0014.JPG
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters gather during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0013.JPG
  • A supporter of the Ghana national football team sells hats and flags prior to a game between Ghana and Cameroon during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana on February 7, 2008.
    GHA08.0207.CANGHACAM0650.jpg
  • A supporter of the Ghana national football team with his face covered in talcum powder prior to a game between Ghana and Cameroon during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana on February 7, 2008.
    GHA08.0207.CANGHACAM0633.jpg
  • Supporters of the Cameroon national football team play drums prior to a game against Ghana during the 2008 Africa Cup of Nations in Accra, Ghana on February 7, 2008.
    GHA08.0207.CANGHACAM0101.jpg
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters cheer during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0015.JPG
  • A television cameraman sits on a crane above the crowd during a political rally organized by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the party currently holding power, in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0376.jpg
  • A boy tries to sell items in the colors of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's official opposition party, during a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0148.jpg
  • Presidential hopeful Nana Akufo-Addo, right, looks on during a campaign rally organized by the New Patriotic Party (NPP), the party currently holding power, in Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0465.jpg
  • A young man holds up a poster portraying opposition leader John Atta Mills during a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0310.jpg
  • A woman tries to sell items in the colors of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's official opposition party, during a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0058.jpg
  • A Convention People's Party (CPP) holds his hands up during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0020.JPG
  • A fan of Egypt waves a flag prior to the Africa Cup of Nations final between Egypt and Cameroon in Accra, Ghana on February 10, 2008.
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  • Football fans of Egypt cheer prior to the Africa Cup of Nations final between Egypt and Cameroon in Accra, Ghana on February 10, 2008.
    GHA08.0210.CANEGYCAM0116.jpg
  • Guinea's president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara looks at documents during an official visit at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Soldiers stand guard during the visit of Guinea's president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Soldiers stand guard by a group of students during the visit of Guinea's president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • A soldier stands guard during the visit of Guinea's president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Guinea president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara waves during an official visit at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Guinea president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara is seen during an official visit at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Guinea president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (center) is seen during an official visit at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Guinea president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara holds his thumb up during an official visit at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Students cheer during the visit of Guinea's president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Guinea president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara stands up for the national anthem during an official visit at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • A soldier stands guard by Guinea's president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara (right) during an official visit at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
    GuineaPresident04.JPG
  • Guinea president Captain Moussa Dadis Camara waves to a crowd of students gathered at the Kofi Annan private university in Conakry, Guinea on Thursday March 5, 2009. Camara, who took power after a coup in December 2008, was visiting the university to "meet the youth", as part of his efforts to solidify his support from Guinea's population.(Olivier Asselin for the New York Times)
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  • Rukaya Bawa sells pots at the market thanks to support from CAMFED in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana on Thursday November 3, 2011.
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  • Salamatu Abdalay, 32, sells plastic bags in the shop she started thanks to support from CAMFED in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana on Thursday November 3, 2011.
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  • Salamatu Abdalay, 32, sells plastic bags in the shop she started thanks to support from CAMFED in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana on Thursday November 3, 2011.
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  • Rosina Adom holds her daughter during a meeting for members of a breast feeding support group at the La Polyclinic in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday June 16, 2009.
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  • Rosina Adom breast feeds her daughter during a meeting for members of a breast feeding support group at the La Polyclinic in Accra, Ghana on Tuesday June 16, 2009.
    GHA09.0616.GATES0451.jpg
  • Women sell fish at the market in Elmina, about 130km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Thursday April 9, 2009. Ghanaian women are usually responsible for selling the fish caught by their husbands. Some local fishermen complain that the recent reduction in the amount of fish they catch is not only making it more difficult for them to support their family, but can also be a cause of tension and conflict between husband and wife..
    GHA09.0409.FISHING0838.jpg
  • Rukaya Bawa sells pots at the market thanks to support from CAMFED in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana on Thursday November 3, 2011.
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  • Rukaya Bawa sells pots at the market thanks to support from CAMFED in Tamale, Northern Region, Ghana on Thursday November 3, 2011.
    GHA11.1103.CAMFED0650.JPG
  • Fish is laid out for sale at the market in Elmina, about 130km west of Ghana's capital Accra on Thursday April 9, 2009. In Ghana, women are usually responsible for selling the fish caught by their husbands. Some local fishermen complain that the recent reduction in fish populations is not only making it more difficult for them to support their family, but also often a cause of tension and conflict between husband and wife.
    GHA09.0409.FISHING0844.jpg
  • King Nana Kodwo Conduah VI, from the nearby town of Elmina, stands in a palanquin carried by supporters during the parade held on the occasion of the annual Oguaa Fetu Afahye Festival in Cape Coast, Ghana on Saturday September 6, 2008.
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  • New York Mets General Manager Omar Minaya greets Ghanaian boys after an exhibition baseball game in the city of Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
    GHA07.0203.MLB_TOUR186.JPG
  • Supporters of the National Democratic Congress (NDC), Ghana's official opposition party, cheer during a rally in Tema, roughly 30km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Friday December 5, 2008. Ghanaians are voting in a presidential election on December 7 as incumbent John Agyekum Kufuor, leader of the New Patriotic Party (NPP),  is to step down after ruling for 2 consecutive 4-year terms.
    GHA08.1205.ELECTIONS0245.JPG
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters cheer during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0034.JPG
  • A Convention People's Party (CPP) supporter waves a flag during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0027.JPG
  • A Convention People's Party (CPP) supporter holds up her membership card during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0024.JPG
  • A Convention People's Party (CPP) supporter holds up a live chicken during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008. The official symbol of the CPP is a rooster.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0012.JPG
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters hold a poster picturing presidential candidate Paa Kwesi Nduom during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
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  • Ghanaian children gather to watch an exhibition baseball game in the city of Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African
    GHA07.0203.MLB_TOUR274.JPG
  • MLB Hall of Famer Dave Winfield adresses a group of children after an exhibition baseball game in the city of Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • Former MLB players Dusty Baker (right) and Dave Winfield (second from right) greet Ghanaian boys after an exhibition baseball game in the city of Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
    GHA07.0203.MLB_TOUR161.JPG
  • A woman helps young men cover themselves with talcum powder as they prepare for wrestling matches during the yearly evala festival in the town of Houde, northern Togo, on Thursday July 12, 2007. The powder, fighters say, makes it more difficult for their opponent to get a firm grasp.<br />
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During the week-long tourney, young men wrestle against peers from their own and other villages. The evala festival is not only a sporting event, but also part of the rites of passage young men from the KabyŽ ethnic group will complete as they become full-grown men. The fighters, called evalo, will wrestle on three consecutive years to show their strength and their worth as they become full members of the community. <br />
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Wrestlers cover themselves with talcum powder to allegedly make it more difficult for their opponent to get a firm grasp. Rubbing hands with dirt is also a popular technique which many believe helps counter the slippery effect of talcum powder. On the eve of the first day of fighting, the father of each evalo will buy a dog for his son to eat. It is believed that the meat of the animal will endow the young man with the strength and courage characteristic to the animal.<br />
<br />
While the wrestling is reserved to young men in their early to mid-twenties, younger boys also take part in unofficial matches as they prepare to become the next evalo. Even though supporters often become infuriated when their fighter is denied the victory they think he deserves, the outcome of the wrestling matches has little importance. Winners celebrate alongside those who are defeated and more than anything else, the evala festival is a social gathering where KabyŽs come to meet each other. Many KabyŽs in the diaspora even come home to attend the event. <br />
<br />
The first day of fighting pits evalos from two halves of a same village against each other. On the next day, fighters from an entire village wrestle against their peers from a neighbor settlement before joining them and facing together a similar gr
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  • Young men covered with talcum powder (used to make it more difficult for opponents to get a firm grasp) wait for wrestling matches to start during the yearly evala festival in the town of Houde, northern Togo, on Thursday July 12, 2007.<br />
<br />
During the week-long tourney, young men wrestle against peers from their own and other villages. The evala festival is not only a sporting event, but also part of the rites of passage young men from the KabyŽ ethnic group will complete as they become full-grown men. The fighters, called evalo, will wrestle on three consecutive years to show their strength and their worth as they become full members of the community. <br />
<br />
Wrestlers cover themselves with talcum powder to allegedly make it more difficult for their opponent to get a firm grasp. Rubbing hands with dirt is also a popular technique which many believe helps counter the slippery effect of talcum powder. On the eve of the first day of fighting, the father of each evalo will buy a dog for his son to eat. It is believed that the meat of the animal will endow the young man with the strength and courage characteristic to the animal.<br />
<br />
While the wrestling is reserved to young men in their early to mid-twenties, younger boys also take part in unofficial matches as they prepare to become the next evalo. Even though supporters often become infuriated when their fighter is denied the victory they think he deserves, the outcome of the wrestling matches has little importance. Winners celebrate alongside those who are defeated and more than anything else, the evala festival is a social gathering where KabyŽs come to meet each other. Many KabyŽs in the diaspora even come home to attend the event. <br />
<br />
The first day of fighting pits evalos from two halves of a same village against each other. On the next day, fighters from an entire village wrestle against their peers from a neighbor settlement before joining them and facing together a similar group on the third day of the event. After one day
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  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters hold up their membership cards during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0023.JPG
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters hold up a live chicken during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008. The official symbol of the CPP is a rooster.
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  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters hold up a live chicken during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008. The official symbol of the CPP is a rooster.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0007.JPG
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters hold up their membership cards during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0006.JPG
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters hold up their membership cards during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0005.JPG
  • Convention People's Party (CPP) supporters wear hats in the colors of their party during a rally in Accra, Ghana on Sunday September 21, 2008.
    GHA08.0921.CPPRALLY0004.JPG
  • Abas Zuberu, 8, holds a player card picturing MLB Hall of Famer Dave Winfield in Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. An exhibition game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African ..
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  • MLB Hall of Famer Dave Winfield stands among a group of children after an exhibition baseball game in the city of Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • MLB Hall of Famer Dave Winfield (left) is surrounded by children as he distributes t-shirts after an exhibition baseball game in the city of Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • Former MLB player Tony Torchia greets Ghanaian boys before an exhibition baseball game in the city of Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • Former MLB player Tony Torchia (second from left) discusses with a local coach before an exhibition baseball game in the city of Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • Ghanaian children stand by a dirt baseball diamond as they wait for the game to start  in Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The exhibition game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • Ghanaian children stand by a dirt baseball diamond as they wait for the game to start  in Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The exhibition game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • A Ghanaian boy wearing a baseball helmet holds his glove as he waits for the game to start in Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The exhibition game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • Ghanaian children play baseball during an exhibition match in Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • Ghanaian children play baseball during an exhibition match in Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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  • Ghanaian children stand by a dirt baseball diamond as they wait for the game to start  in Tema, roughly 35 km east of Ghana's capital Accra on Saturday February 3, 2007. The exhibition game was being held on the occasion of the visit of a delegation from the American Major League Baseball Association made possible by the African Development Foundation, a non-profit organization that supports little league projects in selected African countries.
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