Mali – caught between glorious past and uncertain future
Mali – caught between glorious past and uncertain future Facebook Mali, heir to one of the greatest empires in the history of Africa, has descended into a country lurching from one crisis to the other. The people have lost faith in leaders and are at the mercy of armed groups vying for control. Boubacar Haidara, a lecturer at the University of Ségou in Mali, looks at the country’s history to try and find solutions for its future. Covering 1,241,000km, Mali sits at a major crossroads of the African continent. After Niger, it is the largest of the 15 countries that make up West Africa, an...
Source: newafricanmagazine.com