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The heat is on in Bamako. The political crisis in Mali is moving so fast, by the time we publish, things have moved on. Here’s a good backgrounder.
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Gregory Mann
Gregory Mann is an historian of West Africa.
A bloody scandal in Mali
Mali can’t guarantee its citizens that it will protect them.
Burkina Faso Is on The Boil
And can someone tell the BBC: No, Blaise Compaore is not a “peacemaker.”
Mali and Manhattan
Why is the conversation in New York about what the government will do about an epidemic, while for West Africa many look instinctively to NGOs?
When Nelson Mandela had an Ethiopian Passport
In April 1962, Mandela traveled on an Ethiopian passport in the name of David Motsomayi. He visited Morocco, Algeria, and Mali.
Mali’s Elections: First Thoughts on Round Two
It’s worth remembering that the outcome of this election will represent stability more than change.
The New Yorker Goes to Mali
I do know a bit about Mali, but I hardly recognize The New Yorker’s Jon Lee Anderson’s version of it.
Afrique 3.0, Version 2.0
The French news magazine, Courrier International, did a special issue: “Afrique 3.0.” We had a closer look. Is it any good?
Welcome to Mali
France’s intervention never offered a real solution to any of Mali’s problems, but created a set of problems to the ones this country would otherwise have faced.
Mali Needs Heroes–Even Cinematic Ones will do
Ibrahima Touré’s feature film adaptation of Ly’s powerful novel, “Toiles d’araignées” (Spiders’ webs) may be what Mali needs now.
Timbuktu: It’s like a library has burned
Salafist fighters burned hundreds of rare manuscripts, some of them unique and centuries old, before leaving Timbuktu to French paratroopers.
What’s Best for American Policy in Africa
Would former US Assistant Secretary for Africa, Susan Rice, have been a good choice for Barack Obama’s Secretary of State?
France in Mali: The End of the Fairytale
This is not a neo-colonial offensive. The argument that it is might be comfortable and familiar, but it is bogus and ill-informed.
François Hollande went to Algeria
Hollande’s visit coincided with a vote in the UN Security Council authorizing ECOWAS intervention in Mali; something Algeria, Mali’s northern neighbor, objected to.
First Thoughts on Mali’s Second Coup
Mali’s interim Prime Minister is forced out by soldiers. What that means for Mali’s political future is anyone’s guess, but it doesn’t look good.
Foreign Correspondents and False Notes
Foreign journalists would do well to get their heads around Mali’s crisis, because all signs are that it will be around for a while.