Moussa Sacko, 25, a Malian deported from France, where he had lived since he was a young child, stands on a street while a woman walks by in Bamako, Mali December 4, 2024. Compared to Montreuil, Bamako feels like a different planet, said Sacko. The air is hot and sandy. Chickens strut outside. There are no pedestrian crossings and no drizzly mornings, he said. Sacko said days feel long, with no job to go to. He fears he won’t see his ailing grandmother again. His relationship has ended. His eye condition has been untreated for months, and he has no replacement glasses, giving him migraines and blurred vision. REUTERS/Luc Gnago