BfB in the media

Since Mali’s political crisis erupted in March 2012, I’ve been contacted and quoted by journalists from various print, television, radio, and web outlets, including the Associated Press, France 24, Radio France International, Time magazine and the Voice of America. Below you can find links to some of the stories available online that refer to my analysis or to this blog.

2020

• The Conversation, November 13: “Remembering Amadou Touré: Mali’s soldier of democracy who left a problematic legacy“
• Radio France International, August 25: “Mali junta denies three-year transition plan with military government“
• The Conversation, August 20: “Mali’s predictable coup leaves an unclear path to civilian rule“
• BBC World Service, July 16: “Focus on Africa” (analysis of ECOWAS mediation efforts is the first segment)

2019

• BBC World Service, “Africa Today” (analysis of recent insecurity begins 7 min. 25 into the show)

2018

• Reuters, July 27: “Malians to elect president amid spiraling violence“
• Al Jazeera, August 3: “Mali election: The winds of change, or deja vu all over again?“

2017

• World Politics Review, June 22: “In Bid to Change Mali’s Constitution, Keita Riles Conflict-Weary Voters“
• TRT World, June 21: “UN authorizes new G5 Sahel military force“

2016

• Bloomberg BNA, November 7: “Randgold seeks better relations in Mali amid $144m tax dispute“
• BBC World Service, September 27: “Focus on Africa” (discussion of ICC sentencing of Malian Islamist begins 2 minutes into the show)
• Reuters, September 27: “Islamist rebel gets nine years imprisonment for Timbuktu destruction“

2015

• Voix de l’Amerique, November 26: “Washington Forum“
• Radio France International (English service), November 23: “Bamako hotel attack analysis“
• Daily Beast, November 20: “Famous Musician Nails Mali Terrorists“
• Vice News, November 20: “What the Bamako Hotel Attack Reveals About Islamist Militants in Mali“
• The Associated Press, August 8: “4 Rescued in Mali Hotel Attack“
• Radio France International (English service), June 22: “Mali Tuareg peace deal raises hopes but faces challenges“
• Radio Awkodi, May 31: “Kouma Soun avec Dr. Bruce Whitehouse“
• The Associated Press, May 7: “Ahead of signing peace deal, violence flares in Mali“
• IRIN News, April 30: “Is Mali’s peace process in peril?“
• The Guardian, March 19: “Mali conflict: south is south, north is north, never the twain shall meet?“
• World Politics Review, February 5: “Mali’s Veneer of Progress Giving Way to Violence, Divisions“

2013

• Associated Press, December 4: “Remains of 21 People Found Near Barracks in Mali“
• Huffington Post, September 30: “Timbuktu Suicide Bombing Raises Fears of Renewed Violence in Mali“
• Bloomberg News, August 8: “Keita Set for Malian Presidential Win on Pledge to Revive State“
• France 24, August 1: “Who is Mali’s ‘IBK’: junta’s man or people’s president?“
• Al Jazeera, July 27: “Young observers get ready for Mali’s election“
• Associated Press, July 22: “In Mali, Glitches Threaten Legitimacy of Election“
• Radio Canada, July 10: “La légitimité des élections au Mali“
• AllAfrica.com, April 19: “‘The Power Is in the Street’ – the Context of State Failure in Mali” (originally on the blog Africa Demos Forum)
• Radio France International, April 11: “French intervention in northern Mali enters fourth month”
• France 24, April 10: “The Interview: Bruce Whitehouse, Mali specialist” (English version, click here for French version)
• Christian Science Monitor, April 9: “In Mali, a war ends but instability lingers”
• France24.com, March 22: “Mali’s stability still at stake a year after coup”
• Africa Past and Present (podcast), “Conflict in Mali” (discussion with Peter Alegi and retired US Ambassador to Mali Vicki Huddleston)
• The Two-Way (National Public Radio blog), March 12: “Outrage Builds Over Publisher’s Arrest in Mali; Media Falls Silent”
• WDIY, March 4: Lehigh Valley Arts Salon (interview by public radio program)
• Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung, Feb. 13: “Zauberkräfte der Jäger” (Magic Powers of the Hunter, discussing my analysis of Capt. Amadou Sanogo’s public image)
• Mediapart, January 25: “Mali: comment reconstruire une classe politique totalement discréditée?” (subscriber access only)
• All Things Considered (NPR), January 23: “Nomadic ‘Blue Men’ of Sahara Receive New Attention with Mali Fighting”
• The Guardian (UK), January 19: “Terrorism is just one of many scourges to beset the people of Mali for decades”
• France24.com, January 17: “Is Mali’s Captain Sanogo losing control of the ship?”
• The Star (Toronto), January 16: “Mali conflict spills into Algeria as foreigners taken hostage”
• Global Post, January 16: “French President Francois Hollande faces a potential quagmire”
• CBS News, January 16: “Terrorists, guns, and cocaine: Why northern Mali matters”

2012

• Institute of African Studies, September 21, 2012: “Mali, From Democracy to Emergency” (video of roundtable discussion)
• Voice of America, August 30: “Malian Music Prevails in Troubled Times”
• Construction, August 24: “On the ground in Bamako: What’s next for Mali?”
• Radio France International, August 10: “Mali Islamists cut off thief’s hand”
• Associated Press, July 7: “How 1 Man Derailed 20 Years of Democracy in Mali” (this is a fantastic profile of Capt. Amadou Sanogo)
• CBC Radio One, June 27: “The Great Gouge” — This is an episode of a new economics show called “The Invisible Hand”. Inspired in part by a post I wrote in November 2011, it explores price gouging in different contexts. You can download the podcast of this episode; the part on Bamako begins at the 14 minute mark.
• France24.com, June 6: “Strange bedfellows: The MNLA’s on-again, off-again marriage with Ansar Dine”
• The Financial Times, June 5: “Coup leader keeps Mali on edge” (link requires login w/free registration)
• CNN.com, May 24: “Amid Chaos, Malians Hope to Get Their Nation Back on Track”
• Radio Deutsche Welle, May 14: “ECOWAS to deploy troops to Guinea-Bissau and Mali” (begins 4 min. 30 sec. into broadcast)
• Voice of America, May 8: “Analysts: Mali Coup Points to Wider Problems”
• Africa Is a Country, April 19: “Why is so much outside coverage of the Mali crisis so bad?”
• Radio France International, April 14: “Invité Afrique” (follow link at bottom of page to a 6.5-minute mp3 of an interview re. post-coup politics in Mali)
• Voice of America, April 10: “U.S. Anthropologist in Mali Becomes Sought-After Blogger”
• African Arguments, April 5: “Mali: How Bad Can it Get? A conversation with Isaie Dougnon, Bruce Hall, Baz Lecocq, Gregory Mann and Bruce Whitehouse”
• New York Times “The Lede” blog, April 4: “Junta Leader in Mali Tries to Shift Focus From Coup”
• Atlantico.fr, April 3: “Mali : le leader du putsch passé au crible d’un anthropologue américain”
• Time magazine, March 29: “Un-Welcoming the Presidents: The Mali Junta Digs In”