News from Dia

I was able to get through to Anna on the phone this afternoon. She has moved down the Niger River from Massina to Dia (pronounced JAH) for a few days. It took most of the day to drive the 75 km. because the road is pretty rough. She said she saw many species of birds along the way.

Anna is staying with the family of the president of her NGO, and Dia appears to be his home town. It was night when I spoke to her. She had been sitting on the roof marvelling at the moon and the village around her which is made entirely of mud.

Here are a few pictures of Dia by Huib Blom, a Swiss photographer who specialises in travel images from West Africa.