Festival dedicated to peace
A Malian masked artists during a performance about identity and migration in occasion of the annual Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 8, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
Ségou’Art, also known as the Festival on the Niger, is an island of resistance in this region of Mali afflicted by jihadist attacks and deadly inter-community tensions.
- A masked man wearing the traditional costume of Dogon countries dances during the opening of the Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 6, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- Malian dancers perform with the traditional puppets of the Segou region during the opening of the Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 6, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- A young man trying to win a prize by hitting a ball with his head while jumping during the annual Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 7, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- A Malian masked artists during a performance about identity and migration in occasion of the annual Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 8, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- People watch the performance of the traditional legend of the siren during the Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 7, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- Young Malians stand on a container during the Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 8, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- A Malian masked artists during a performance about identity and migration in occasion of the annual Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 8, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- Malian actors perform the traditional legend of the siren during the Festival on the Nigerl in Segou on February 7, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- A masked man dances during the opening of the Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 6, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- Malian masked artists during a performance about identity and migration in occasion of the annual Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 8, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
- Malian children play on the banks of the Niger river during the annual Festival on the Niger in Segou on February 8, 2020. Picture: AFP / MICHELE CATTANI
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