daily photo niger

new building

In the two years we've been in Niamey, new houses have been built doite et gauche. Voici, one of the many new houses on our street.

hair salon

I love these blue-background hair cutting signs. I love the names of the hair cuts, for example "the Concord."

art across from the grocery store

carry water

where the president of niger buys his meat

We've never bought meat from here, but we will one day. It's right where you turn onto our unmarked, unnamed street. So we tell people to turn at the meat place. Everyone knows where it is, it's famous.

regular or unleaded

Gas is $3 a fifth.

doors on my street

clothes seller on my street

paintings on my street

An artist displays these on a busy corner, I'd driven by many times and always wanted to have a closer look. I was surprised to discover that they are collages.

walking on my street