Marie-Madelaine Avouzoa sits in wheelchair at Center for Rehabilitation of the Handicapped in Cameroon's capital Yaounde
Source: Reuters
Marie-Madelaine Avouzoa, 12, whose legs were amputated at the knees and lost her fingertips after a blood transfusion for malaria infected her limbs, sits in a wheelchair at the Center for the Rehabilitation of the Handicapped in Cameroon's capital Yaounde March 16, 2009. When Pope Benedict and African clergy seek to ease the continent's ills this week, many in Cameroon want him to start by looking at the uglier side of the country hosting the first stop on his maiden African tour. The nation of Christians, Muslims and animists has exported oil and mineral for years, but most still live in grinding poverty. Politics is dominated by corruption scandals and President Paul Biya's bid to extend his 26-year rule. REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly (CAMEROON RELIGION SOCIETY HEALTH POLITICS)
REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
REUTERS/Finbarr O'Reilly
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