It was almost exactly this time 8 years ago that I sat on a plastic chair 
drinking a beer in Bouaké in Côte d'Ivoire, then controlled by the 
Forces Nouvelles rebels who were seeking to oust President Laurent 
Gbagbo (now resident at the ICC at the Hague). It was Eid al-Fitr and 
out of nowhere these three children appeared, dressed for the holiday. 
For me it served as a remember that gentle moments can exist even in the
 most chaotic circumstances. A happy memory, la vie continue...
Photo © Michael Deibert 

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