In Picture: Overloaded truck in the Sahara Desert

In Picture: Overloaded truck in the Sahara Desert

Friday, January 2, 2015 12:57 am


An overloaded truck in Madama, northern Niger Republic, 100 kilometres from the Libyan border.

The truck was seen 1 January today by Dominique Faget, an AFP photographer who accompanied French defence minister on a visit to the town.

A fully loaded truck in Madama, Niger republic near the border with Libya

A fully loaded truck in Madama, Niger republic near the border with Libya

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  • awfulorv says:
    January 2, 2015 at 5:30 am

    Looks like the truck of one of Obama’s new citizens, after a day at the garage sales here in Phoenix.

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