Fifty years ago in Biafra, the over-media coverage of a human drama
Generation Biafra (2/3). During the conflict in Nigeria, unbearable images flooded newspapers and television. With hindsight, their authors say they have been "manipulated" by the Elysee.
By Pierre Lepidi and Mariama Darame Posted today at 5:00 p.m.
Western photographers take a picture of a child suffering from malnutrition as a result of the Biafran war, in Owerri, 1970.
Western photographers take a picture of a child suffering from malnutrition as a result of the Biafran war, in Owerri, 1970. A. Abbas / Magnum Photos