Sahara salt-miners search for a better future in Niger

The Nigerian Sahara is known for its uranium and gold rush, but in Bilma, in the north-east of Niger, the sand conceals another wealth: a salt prized for its quality.

The salt pans of Kalala were once an essential stage of the caravan routes.

Now the once flourishing trade seeks to survive in a troubled regional economy.

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