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Supporters of the ruling military junta, the CNRD, stand in front of their headquarters the day after the 2021 coup d'état in Guinea. Credit: Aboubacarkhoraa/WikiCommons

11 Oct 2021 3 minute read

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1980s throw-back

Multiple coups, a global virus and democracy on the ropes in many parts of the world. Nanjala Nyabola asks...

1 Jul 2017 3 minute read

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A word with Malian musician Fatoumata Diawara

The internationally acclaimed Malian musician talks to Megan Iacobini di Fazio.

28 May 2017 2 minute read

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World music: New Internationalist picks the best album releases of the month

Rûwâhîne by Ifriqiyya Electrique; The Underside of Power by Algiers: our music reviews of the month.

28 Apr 2017 2 minute read

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Mixed media: music reviews

Mogoya by Oumou Sangaré; The Ecstatic Music of Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda by Alice Coltrane Turiyasangitananda: our...

26 Jan 2016 6 minute read

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Western Sahara’s unsung fight

Clyde Macfarlane catches up with Aziza Brahim as she releases her third album, Abbar el...

22 Oct 2014 3 minute read

This article is more than eight years old.

PHOTO ESSAY: Mali’s road to recovery

During war, markets help people survive. Irina Mosel captures life in the vibrant markets of Mali.

1 Jul 2014 3 minute read

This article is almost nine years old.

Tinariwen's desert blues

Eyadou Ag Leche tells Graeme Green about his hopes for an autonomous Tuareg territory.

1 Oct 2013 3 minute read

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'We aren't victims in Mali'

Singer-songwriter Rokia Traoré talks to Graeme Green about being an 'Afro-progressive' and how politics...

1 Dec 2012 14 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

How Washington helped foster the Islamist uprising in Mali

As the French-led military operation begins, Jeremy Keenan reveals how the US and Algeria have been...

4 Oct 2012 3 minute read

This article is more than ten years old.

Moroccan harbour blocks ‘abortion ship’

An organization offering on-board terminations was hoping to sail into Smir today, despite opposition from the authorities.

Dirty hands – the World Bank’s role in land-grabbing

23 Apr 2012 2 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

Dirty hands – the World Bank’s role in land-grabbing

As delegates gather at the World Bank Conference on Land and Poverty, two videos expose what happens when community land is...

30 Mar 2012 5 minute read

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Are ordinary Tuaregs becoming Mali conflict scapegoats?

Nick Harvey and Julien Tremblin look at the plight of Tuareg refugees caught in the...

28 Mar 2012 3 minute read

This article is almost 11 years old.

The race to beat the West Africa food crisis

More than 13 million people are at risk of hunger in the Sahel. Jack Craze reports on reactions and reasons...

26 Mar 2009 9 minute read

This article is almost 14 years old.

Bluemen and Yellowcake

Stefan Simanowitz reports from West Africa on the struggle of the Tuareg.

16 Oct 2008 3 minute read

This article is more than 14 years old.

African Migration Management

Just over two years ago the Spanish government desperate to stop
migrant workers from crossing into Spain from the...

11 Jun 2008 2 minute read

This article is almost 15 years old.

Human Tides

An estimated one billion people will flee their homes by 2050...

What'sthe most urgent threat facing poor people in...

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