A life of strifefor Sahara salt diggers


An aerial view showing a worker harvesting salt, in Belima. - AFP

AT the edge of an oasis almost engulfed by dunes, where the rare caravan still passes, is a desert landscape punctured by holes.

The salt pans of Kalala, near Bilma in northeastern Niger, were once an essential stop for traders with their swaying lines of camels.

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