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× You are free to republish this article both online and in print. We ask that you follow some simple rules described on our copyright. Please do not edit the piece, ensure that you attribute the author, their institute, and mention that the article was originally published on Justiceinfo.net Copy this HTML into your CMS Press Ctrl-C to copy Gambia: Jammeh’s justice and the shadow of Bensouda This week in Gambia, the Truth Commission is ending probing the lawyers who established and ...

The adventures of the 21-stringed Mande harp—the kora—continue with this maverick set of collaborations from Malian maestro Ballaké Sissoko. Just as his friend, neighbor and kora collaborator Toumani Diabate is releasing a grandiose project in performance with the London Symphony Orchestra, Ballaké takes a more intimate approach, working in small settings with a diverse set of artists outside his tradition, as well as two veterans of Mande music. There are no hurricane griot vocals or po...

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Ballaké Sissoko: picking up the pieces after US customs broke his kora Dale Berning Sawa In the Malian language Bamanankan, djourou – the title of Ballaké Sissoko’s forthcoming album – means string. “It’s the string that connects me to others,” he says. For this master of the kora, it is also the string that broke. Last February, Sissoko returned to Paris after a US tour with his trio 3MA to find that border officials in New York had dismantled his kora. The neck,...

Ballaké Sissoko pictured in 2020. Photograph: ©Benoit Peverelli Last February, Sissoko’s historic instrument was disassembled on a flight home to Paris. Bolstered by a new kora, his latest album revives their borderless journey Wed 7 Apr 2021 10.00 EDT In the Malian language Bamanankan, djourou – the title of Ballaké Sissoko’s forthcoming album – means string. “It’s the string that connects me to others,” he says. For this master of the kora, it is a...

Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) remains a practice in The Gambia despite the ban by the State. There is a law criminalizing this traditional practice, which has been declared medically harmful. However, many Gambian women who are standing against this practice said the Government should do more in terms of implementing the law. FGM is termed as cutting or the total removal of the female external genital organ for non-medical purpose. It is considered as a human right violation that affects the ...

Gambia launches US $30m rice value-chain development project February 8, 2021 92 Views The government of The Gambia through the Ministry of Agriculture on Wednesday launched an ambitious regional rice value-chain development project worth about 30 million dollars at a local hotel. Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), BADEA and the government of The Gambia is funding the project, which seeks to address the value chain in rice and reduce rice importation. At the launch, Amie Fabureh, minister of Agri...

Research Article Estimated impact of the pneumococcal conjugate vaccine on pneumonia mortality in South Africa, 1999 through 2016: An ecological modelling study Jackie Kleynhans , Roles Conceptualization, Data curation, Writing – review & editing Affiliation School of Public Health, Faculty of Health Sciences, University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Roles Methodology, Software, Writing – review & editing Affiliation Department of...

Monday, February 15 Global Village celebrates Presidents’ Day with music from artists who ran for or won the office of president – including Dizzy Gillespie, Fela, Ruben Blades, and Michel Martelly – plus Les Ambassadeurs (because every president has some), and Brenda Fassie’s tribute to South African President, Nelson Mandela. Tuesday, February 16 Global Village! To celebrate Fat Tuesday, Global Village heads to several carnival hot spots, including Brazil for some samba, Trinidad for...