In pictures: Camille Lepage

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French photojournalist Camille Lepage with a local dancer in Bangui, 2013
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French photojournalist Camille Lepage, seen here in the capital, Bangui, in 2013, was covering the conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) when she was killed. Before that she had worked in South Sudan. Here we present a selection of her recent work.

Seven-year-old amputee Deng plays with a ball at the Rehabilitation Centre of Juba, South Sudan
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In 2012, Lepage met seven-year-old Deng at the the Rehabilitation Centre of Juba in South Sudan. His leg was amputated when he was four after a mine he was playing with blew up in his house, killing his mother.

A man and boy from the Mundari tribe are pictured with their catch in Terekeka
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A man and boy from the Mundari ethnic group are pictured with their catch in Terekeka, a fishing community north of Juba in South Sudan. It is known for fishing with only spears and nets and for their cattle-keeping traditions.

Young refugees play on an aircraft that crashed in November 2012 on the Yida airstrip, South Sudan
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In November 2012 the Yida refugee camp in South Sudan housed more than 60,000 refugees who had fled from the conflict area of South Kordofan. Here Lepage pictured some young refugees playing on an plane that had crashed near the Yida airstrip.

A member of the Lou Nuer tribe comes back home in the Yuai village, South Sudan
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In July 2013, Lepage photographed a member of the Lou Nuer ethnic group in South Sudan as he returned home having fought in Pibor county.

A Muslim girl takes refuge in a Koranic school in the majority Muslim neighbourhood
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In Bangui this girl was one of around 50 Muslims who had taken refuge in a Koranic school as they waited to be moved to a safer location.

Anti-balaka fighters from the town of Bossembele on patrol
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In February, Lepage photographed anti-balaka fighters in CAR from the town of Bossembele on patrol.

A mother tends to her child who is suffering from malnutrition at a paediatrics hospital in Bangui, Central African Republic
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Away from the front line, a mother in CAR tends to her child, who is suffering from malnutrition, at a paediatrics hospital in Bangui.

A model in Bangui
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Lepage also photographed daily life - here a model during a fashion show organised by designer and stylist Sonia Bafonga to celebrate International Women's Day, with the theme of promoting peace, in Bangui.

A man tries to fix the satellite equipment at a local public television hall in Petevo in the Central African Republic's capital of Bangui
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A man tries to fix the satellite equipment at a local public television hall in Petevo in CAR.