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Mali

Unease in Mali even as fuel blockade of capital loosens
4:16
A musical message of hope from Mali’s Rokia Koné
1:23
Mali’s blind duo Amadou and Mariam
2:17
Insurgents cut off Mali’s fuel supply
7:04
Amadou & Mariam fuse traditional Malian music with rock ’n’ roll
1:20
Global mail deliveries to the US in limbo due to tariffs
Full Episode
50:56
Wagner Group’s ‘meltdown’ in Mali
7:22
Russia does have ‘legitimate grievances,’ says Kremlin analyst
Full Episode
50:47
Mali returns precious documents to Timbuktu, projecting normalcy amid instability
7:27
Mali provisionally seizes gold mine owned by Canadian company
5:35
Russia’s sleight of hand in Mali
4:35
Mali’s junta government detains Australian mining executive in tax dispute
5:08
Countries in the Sahel further withdraw from ECOWAS
5:39
Rebels in Mali lay devastating ambush for Russian paramilitaries with help from Ukraine
5:50
Amadou and Mariam bring people together again
1:57
Russians move into Niger as US moves out
5:26
The defense chiefs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) countries excluding Mali, Burkina Faso, Chad, Guinea and Niger, gather for their extraordinary meeting in Accra, Ghana, Thursday, Aug. 17, 2023, to discuss the situation in Nig
3 coup-hit West African nations exit ECOWAS citing sanctions, no support against terrorism 
Wagner Group
Wagner Group blamed for civilian slaughter in Mali
French Barkhane force soldiers who wrapped up a four-month tour of duty in the Sahel board a US Air Force C130 transport plane, leave their base in Gao, Mali, Wednesday June 9, 2021.
Critical State
Trust the process: Part II
A family arrive at the border crossing in Medyka, Poland, Wednesday, March 2, 2022, after fleeing from the Ukraine. 
There’s a double-standard when it comes to media coverage on refugees, analyst says
Weedie Braimah's "The Hands of Time" features the power and range of the djembe.
Music
Musician Weedie Braimah lets the djembe speak for itself
Swedish musician José González is known for stretching musical boundaries over his 18-year career. 
Music
José González’s ‘Local Valley’ mixes sounds from West Africa, from the Sahel to Ghanaian highlife
In this photo provided by US Navy, the Virginia-class fast-attack submarine USS Illinois (SSN 786) returns home to Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam from a deployment in the 7th Fleet area of responsibility
Top of The World
Aukus security pact sparks Chinese and French ire
Moroccan UN peacekeepers wearing blue helmets patrol a rich soil road Bangassou, Central African Republic, Feb. 14, 2021. 
Critical State
Externalities of intervention: Part I
A crowd of people are shown next to a pickup truck with "Police" printed on the tail and several police officials standing in the bed of the truck.
Global Politics
Mali’s coup leader wrests back control of the government
A man wearing military uniform holds gun up in air in open truck with other men cheering
Leaders
After military coup, uncertainty hangs over Mali’s future
A large crowd of people are shown with their hands in the air cheering a group of armed soldiers in a car.
Top of The World
Soldiers who led Mali coup promise new elections; EU steps up pressure on Lukashenko; Autobahn crashes possible terrorist attack
A group of demonstrators are shown with one man carrying a placard and flag.
Military
Mali soldiers promise election as region seeks way out of coup crisis
A huge crowd of protesters in Mali with one person raises his arms high in the air
Protest
Protesters in Mali call for president to step down
a man wearing glasses and a hat sits behind a microphone
Teju Cole on Malian Music: ‘It is ancient, majestic, but it is also utterly contemporary’
Malian singer Fatoumata Diawara is shown in a bright blue and white dress standing in the desert.
Music
Fatoumata Diawara’s latest single ‘Bonya’ will inspire you to jump around the room
Arts, Culture & Media
Songhoy Blues: Music in Exile
Musician Cedric Watson
Music
‘There’s something missing in African American music today.’
Boubacar Traore on stage. March 29, 2012 Paris,France
Music
The World’s music features this week: Boubacar Traore, Jyotsna Srikanth, and Elkin Robinson
US Joint Chiefs of Staff Chairman General Joseph Dunford is stands at a podium during a press conference.
Conflict
Pentagon looks at stepping up its role in Africa to counter ISIS
White nationalists carry torches on the grounds of the University of Virginia, on the eve of a planned Unite The Right rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, US August 11, 2017. Picture taken August 11, 2017.
Culture
How often have you dealt with racism? Her friends’ answers surprised her.
A US special forces soldier demonstrates how to detain a suspect during Flintlock 2014, a US-led international training mission for African militaries, in Diffa, Niger, March 4, 2014.
Conflict
Niger raid highlights US military’s growing role in Africa
Aliou Toure of the band Songhoy Blues
Music
‘When you write a song about racism, it’s a big deal’
Trio Da Kali and Kronos Quartet
Music
Global collaborations with Kronos Quartet just keep coming
Amadou and Mariam
Arts
Live in studio: Amadou & Mariam (& Kurt)
Singer and guitarist Bonnie Raitt
Music
How Bonnie Raitt’s pursuit of the blues led her to world music
Ballaké Sissoko and Vincent Segal in Boston, 2017
Music
The World’s music features this week: Daymé Arocena and Ballaké Sissoko & Vincent Segal
Environment
Generation Hot: Impact of climate change on children
Fadimata Walet Oumar
Music
Mali’s musicians endured a lot to keep doing what they love
In 2012 and 2013, Mali's cultural heritage, including its ancient manuscripts, was severely damaged
Culture
Thanks to librarians, Timbuktu’s cultural heritage was saved from extremists
Fadimata from the group Tartit during a discussion in Segou's Festival Sur le Niger.
Music
Peace talks in Mali — at a music festival
Ngoni maestro Bassekou Kouyate performs at the Festival Acoustik de Bamako.
Music
Photos: Mali’s holds its first, colorful, international music festival since its military crisis
Kandia Kouyate
Music
It took a generational effort to record Kandia Kouyaté’s new album — and it was worth it
Amtrak Police K-9 teams patrol a busy Pennsylvania Station in the Manhattan borough of New York City, November 25, 2015.
Culture
This Thanksgiving, warnings raise questions about whether now is the time to travel
A makeshift memorial outside of the Bataclan concert hall where at least 89 concertgoers were killed and over 200 were wounded.
Music
What the Bataclan meant to the musicians who played there
Aboubacar Doumbia, a mailman in Bamako, Mali.
Culture
He may be Mali’s most dedicated postman
Man reading a manuscript on the roof of Djingareyber mosque.
Arts
Timbuktu nearly lost its heritage. Now it’s on exhibit in a Brussels museum
Brighton beach
Music
Here are six of our global songs of the summer
A sign outside a shop remembers James Foley in his hometown of Rochester, New Hampshire. Islamic State militants killed the journalist in a brutal videotaped beheading in revenge for US air strikes in Iraq.
Conflict
They’ll never admit it, but many countries pay ransoms to get their hostages back
Starbucks in China, like this one in Beijing, discovered recently that a food supplier was sending them expired meat. The scandal hit several fast food restaurants.
Global Scan
Thinking of ordering the Chicken Apple Sauce Panini at a Chinese Starbucks? Think again
Environment
Behind Boko Haram’s terrorism in Nigeria is radical Islam — and environmental crises
Anansy Cissé: Mali Overdrive and Free Download of “Aïgouna”
Music Heard on Air
Music heard on the air for May 26, 2014
Mysterious Malian Velvet Underground Cover
Arts, Culture & Media
The country’s name means hippo and its capital translates to crocodile’s back