Special envoy to Yagoua
The power of images.
Two worlds brought together in one shot.
In the foreground, men load and unload traditional wooden canoes, a reflection of ancestral know-how.
At the back, there is a huge bridge under construction that spans the Logone River, the natural border between Cameroon and Chad, a promise of development for both countries.
At the beginning of April, the dry season is coming to an end in this region of the southern Sahel.
The river bed is at its lowest, the temperature is around 43°C.
The heavy heat slows down the ballet of canoes and the bustle of the small market set up on the banks.
All kinds of goods - fruits and vegetables, foodstuffs, gravel, cement and even fuel - transit on these makeshift boats.
The bulk of the traffic supplies Chad, a vast landlocked country,
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