Finbarr O'Reilly, Reuters chief photographer for West and Central Africa, was born in Swansea, Wales in 1971 and started as an Arts correspondent. He joined Reuters in 2001, turning to photography in 2005 and winning the World Press Photo Award for picture of the year in 2006. In the following story, slugged CHAD-REBELS and headlined 'WITNESS-Rebel gunfire, the music of Chad,' he describes a recent encounter with rebels in eastern Chad.

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