Makoko slums, Nigeria

THE BOATS OF MAKOKO SLUMS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

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A boy sits on a boat ready to row in Makoko slums in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, October 10th, 2009. The extensive slum is built on top of water, using timber and iron sheets; and it is inhibited by the fishing community who live in Nigeria as immigrants from the neighbouring countries in Ghana, Benin and Burkinafaso. PHOTO/STEPHEN MUDIARI

A general view of houses built in Makoko slums in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, October 10th, 2009. Houses in this slum are built on top of the sea using wood and iron sheets. The slum is inhibited mostly by immigrants from the neighbouring countries such as Ghana and Benin. The mode of movement is mainly by use of boats and canoes, while fishing is the main economic activity that takes place here, afew kilometres from the City centre in Lagos. PHOTO/STEPHEN MUDIARI

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A young girl rows her baot with her two dogs in Makoko slums in Yaba, Lagos, Nigeria, October 11th, 2009. Houses in this slum are built on top of the sea using wood and iron sheets. The slum is inhibited mostly by immigrants from the neighbouring countries such as Ghana and Benin. The mode of movement is mainly by use of boats and canoes, while fishing is the main economic activity that takes place here, afew kilometres from the City centre in Lagos. PHOTO/STEPHEN MUDIARI

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Makoko slums, Nigeria

THE BOATS OF MAKOKO SLUMS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

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