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Pascal Maitre: The Beauty and Tragedy of the Fulani of the Sahel

The Fulani people are at the heart of the tensions that threaten the balance of a swath of the African continent. Winner of the 2020 Marc Ladreit de Lacharrière Photography Award, photojournalist Pascal Maitre, a specialist in Africa, paints a portrait of a now-endangered ancestral way of life.

A traditionally nomadic people, whose history goes back over a thousand years, the Fulani represent 35 million people, scattered across fifteen African countries, mostly in the Sahel region. 

Pascal Maitre, a specialist in the African contin...

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