The image shows a young African soldier standing next to a large machine gun on a tripod. The soldier is wearing a camouflage uniform and is holding the gun with both hands. He is standing in front of a yellow wall with a blue door in the background. There are two other soldiers sitting on the ground next to the machine gun, one of them is holding a rifle and the other is looking at the camera. The machine gun is mounted on a metal stand and there are several bullets scattered around it. The sky is blue and the weather appears to be sunny.