A Tuareg woman in
Goofat casts her fami-
ly’s vote in the election
of a village chief. Within
the past 20 years, the
village population has
doubled to 2,300, par-
alleling a nationwide
demographic trend.
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A Tuareg woman in
Goofat casts her fami-
ly’s vote in the election
of a village chief. Within
the past 20 years, the
village population has
doubled to 2,300, par-
alleling a nationwide
demographic trend.
NIGER ON THE EDGE 133