BURKINA FASO - FARAWAY RACES (26 images)
Auteuil, Longchamp, Maison-Lafitte : 6000km away from Parisian hippodromes, Burkinabes bet, and bet hard. On French races, exclusively. The local PMU is the same as the French one, except for one letter: PMU'B for Burkina. The tag line, however, is home made :Win a fortune at the finish line ("La fortune en fin de course").
Brainchild of one French businessman heavily involved in Françafrique affairs, PMU has since the 90s become a popular franchise all over...
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Brainchild of one French businessman heavily involved in Françafrique affairs, PMU has since the 90s become a popular franchise all over...
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6am in the morning, Yvette is the first one to...
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Often very concentrated, the professional or...
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In the evening, Mamounata, who works from 3pm...
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Le soir venu, Mamounata, qui travaille de 15H...
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Mamounata writes on the black board the...
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A small group of men settled down in front of...
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There are various sorts of horse races for...
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Three horse-races are scheduled in this Sunday...
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Near the racecourse, horses make go back and...
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Considering the rate of analphabetism, many...
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Yvette, behind the counter, serves a player. It...
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All the social classes mix to the 'PMU club':...
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Once open, the 'PMU club' sees men on bykes,...
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A bettor hides behind his back a 5000-CFA franc...
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Every Sunday afternoon, horse-races get...
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to assist the horse-races that young teenagers...
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Mamounata works from 3 pm till 11 pm, 7 days a...
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Jean Paul Kaboré works as a house guard and...
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Playing at the 'PMU club'(HORSE-RACING BETTING)...
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A block behind the racecourse, jockeys leave...
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The employees note on the board a synthesis of...
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"I have already seen women coming to bet on...
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Yvette explains, early in the morning to a...
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End of the second horse race of the afternoon,...
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It happens that players come several times...
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10:45 pm, while watching an American movie with...