01 January, 1998
A girl grinds corn. Raids by warlords prevent the population from settling down and growing their own food. Survival depends on supplies provided by aid organizations. Although Bahr el Ghazal is fertile, the meal this girl is milling has to come from thousands of kilometers away.
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