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(AFP)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/syama-mine.jpgSyama mine2017-02-08T16:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/06/26/mali-vs-the-west/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/diarra-proxy-war-chart.jpgDiarra proxy war chartMy translation of BS Diarra’s (2013) chart explaining Mali’s conflicthttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/proxy-war.jpgProxy warMy translation of BS Diarra's (2013) chart explaining Mali's conflicthttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/azawad-proxy-war.jpgAzawad proxy warMy translation of BS Diarra's chart "La guerre par procuration" from June 2013 (click for a larger image)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/boko-haram.jpgBHBoko Haram: Made in USA?https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/azawad.jpgMali's "Azawad" rebellion: Made in France?https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/mp22.jpgMP22Rokia Sanogo and Oumar Mariko at MP22 rally in Bamako2017-01-31T17:01:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2016/12/05/africa-comes-to-washington/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/the-vert.jpgthe-verthttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/marriott-wardman-park-photos-interior.jpegmarriott-wardman-park-photos-interior2016-12-09T13:05:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2016/11/11/changement-et-desespoir-lettre-dun-ami-americain/2016-11-29T15:36:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2016/08/25/kicking-the-foreigners-out/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/9780520282520.jpg9780520282520https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/mali-remittances.jpgMali remittanceshttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/43711887.jpg437118872016-09-24T22:09:45+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2011/10/22/mourning-qaddafi/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cite-admin.jpgCite adminThe Cité Administrative - a gift of "Le Guide"https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/marietou2.jpgMarietouHaunted? Bamako's Hotel Marietou Palace, under Libyan ownershiphttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/marietou1.jpgMarietouBamako's Hotel Marietou Palace, owned by Libya's LAAICOhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/cite-ministerielle.jpgCité AdministrativeBamako's new Cité Administrative - no longer bearing Qaddafi's name2016-08-27T14:27:35+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2015/04/24/desperate-for-a-way-out/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/n-africa-route-map.jpgN Africa route mapMigration routes through northern Africa (source: NY Times)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/arrivals-q1-2015.jpgArrivals Q1 2015Top 10 origin countries of Mediterranean crossers in early 2015https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/arrivals-2011-2014.jpgArrivals 2011-2014Migrants arriving in Europe via the Mediterranean (source: UNHCR)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/bruce-restaurant.jpgBruce restaurantLamine's restaurant2016-05-18T22:12:30+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2015/01/16/mali-peace-negotiations-deja-vu/2015-12-16T18:13:14+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2015/08/10/keep-peace-corps-out-of-mali/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mali-attacks-map1.jpgMali attacks mapSites of terrorist attacks in central/southern Mali (numbers correspond to locations enumerated below)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/mali-attacks-map.jpgMali attacks mapSites of terrorist attacks in southern/central Mali (see text below)2020-07-03T15:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2015/11/03/uncomfortable-truths/2015-12-02T19:45:32+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2015/10/19/how-to-get-filthy-rich-in-sinking-africa/2015-11-30T12:22:29+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2015/09/14/writing-the-afropolis/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/img_20150914_144448_099.jpgIMG_20150914_144448_0992015-09-24T13:42:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2015/05/27/support-for-peace/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/pancarte.jpgPancarte"Long live united and indivisible Mali; Down with the CMA and their supporters"https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/26mai-manifestations2.jpg26mai-manifestations2Bamako, 26 May, near the Monument de l'Independancehttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/hamdi-ladsous-ibk.jpgHamdi Ladsous IBKMongi Hamdi (L), Hervé Ladsous (center), IBK (R) (photo: MINUSMA)2015-06-17T20:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2015/03/18/what-malis-recent-past-reveals-about-its-present-woes-part-1-the-road-to-nongovernmentality/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/jckennedy-niger.jpgJCKennedy Nigerhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/empire-to-ngos-cover.jpgEmpire to NGOs coverhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/avt_ibrahima-ly_6382.jpegAVT_Ibrahima-Ly_6382Ibrahima Ly2015-03-26T18:24:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/09/05/ibk-one-year-on-a-voters-remorse/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/p4-prm.jpgP4-PRMIBK's fancy new Boeing 737 in flight2023-10-15T01:00:26+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/07/31/can-malians-trust-each-other/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/map-slavery-trade.jpgmap-slavery-tradeDid the slave trade foster enduring mistrust?https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/paul_collier_world_economic_forum_2013.jpgPaul_Collier_World_Economic_Forum_2013Sir Paul Collier2015-02-04T18:46:07+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/12/23/why-ebola-can-and-must-be-stopped-in-mali/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mh_ebola2.jpgMH_ebola2A banner by Mali Health promoting hand washing for the prevention of diarrhea and Ebolahttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mh_ebola3.jpgMH_ebola3A health worker screens for feverhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/mh_ebola1.jpgMH_ebola1A neighborhood handwashing station in Bamako2015-01-10T18:11:34+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/11/10/a-hard-look-at-malis-problems/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/un-coffins.jpgUN coffinsMINUSMA troops honor fallen comrades, November 2014https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/mnla-negociation-mouvement-national-de-liberation-azawad-ouagadougou-rebelles-touaregs-azawad1.jpgmnla-negociation-mouvement-national-de-liberation-azawad-ouagadougou-rebelles-touaregs-azawadMeanwhile, in Algiers...2014-12-01T12:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/02/11/what-threat-from-islamists/2014-09-28T14:14:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/09/15/judd-ryker/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/moss_att_2.jpgmoss_ATT_2Todd Moss with President Amadou Toumani Touré in Mali https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/moss_the-golden-hour-678x1024.jpgMoss_THE-GOLDEN-HOUR-678x10242014-12-09T19:04:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/05/20/kidal-as-seen-from-bamako/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/fr-emb-protest-2.pngBamako French embassy protestProtestors at French embassy, Bamako (AFP photo)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/kidal.jpg2014-06-03T16:32:58+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/12/teaching-in-bamako/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ensup-kadi-dembele1.jpgENSup Kani DembeleThe amphithéâtre Kani Dembélé at the École Normale Supérieurehttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ensup-kadi-dembele.jpgENSup Kani DembeleThe amphithéâtre Kani Dembélé at the École Normale Supérieure2014-05-28T14:33:01+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/04/21/how-us-military-assistance-failed/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/wv-nov-2011.jpgWV Nov 2011Malian paratroopers receive logistics training in W. Virginia, November 2011 (photo: Allison Hill, US Army Africa)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/gao-2009.jpgGao 2009US Navy SEAL instructor observes Malian soldiers in live fire exercise, Gao, 2009https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/t2-2009.jpgT2 2009US and Malian troops on rifle range near Timbuktu, May 2009 (photo: 2014-05-05T22:53:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/03/06/north-army-junt/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/adrar-des-ifoghas-map1.jpgAdrar des Ifoghas maphttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/adrar-des-ifoghas-map.jpgAdrar des Ifoghas mapAdrar des Ifoghas mountains, northern Mali2014-04-21T22:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/04/01/cause-for-public-optimism/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/table-21.jpgTable 2Most important problems identified by survey respondents, APP 9, Table 2 (percentages)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/table-161.jpgTable 16Signing an agreement as basis for sustainable peace, Afrobarometer Policy Paper 10, table 16https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/table-15b.jpgTable 15BPreferred options to resolve Mali's conflict, from Afrobarometer Policy Paper 10, table 15B2014-04-07T01:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/05/21/polling-the-malian-public/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/guindo-poll.jpgGuindo pollAverage tallies across all four citieshttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/guindo_statisticien1.jpgGUINDO_STATISTICIEN1Sidiki Guindo2014-04-01T19:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2014/03/17/happy-in-bamako/2014-04-01T18:51:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/03/21/this-book-will-change-your-life/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/diallo-family.jpgPortraitA Malian family in Brazzaville, 2005. In 2008 the parents "retired" to Bamako, though they're originally from the Sikasso region.https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/msac-cover.jpgMSAC cover2014-03-18T14:26:17+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2011/10/07/settling-in-bamako/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bko-map1.jpgBKO maphttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bko-map.jpgBKO maphttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/antenna.jpgAntennaThe ubiquitous TV antennahttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/furniture.jpgFurniturePerusing a product catalog at the furniture workshophttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/m1m-outside.jpgM1M outsideThe exterior of "One Thousand and One Wonders," in Bamako's ACI 2000 neighborhoodhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/m1m-inside1.jpgM1M insideThe checkout counter at "One Thousand and One Wonders"https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/m1m-inside.jpgM1M insideThe checkout counter at "One Thousand and One Wonders"https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/afribone-install.jpgAfribone installA technician from internet service provider Afribone installs a 20-foot mast on our roofhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/doing-laundry.jpgDoing laundryDoing laundry in the courtyardhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/house-front1.jpgOur houseOur house in Badalabougou, Mali2015-06-22T20:37:06+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/02/04/whats-to-love-about-mali/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/griotte.jpgMalian jeli women at work2014-07-09T23:39:10+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/02/07/intoxication-by-information-fighting-over-facts-in-mali-2/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/wu-1.jpgWU 12014-02-14T20:22:50+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/12/vigilante-democracy/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img043_large1.jpgimg043_largeMalian police: Would you trust these men?https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/img043_large.jpgimg043_large2014-02-14T13:52:35+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/26/hail-the-newcomers/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cheikh-modibo-diarra.jpgCheikh Modibo DiarraPrime Minister Cheikh Modibo Diarra addressing the nation2014-02-14T13:31:25+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/11/27/sanogo-in-the-clink/2013-12-06T00:44:30+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/06/05/the-paths-of-conflict-diverge/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/manif-gao.jpgmanif GaoGao protestor: "Yes to Operation Serval, but no to France's bias in the northern Mali crisis / WE WON'T BUDGE"https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/refoules.jpgRefoulesYoung expulsees shown on Malian state TVhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/n-mali-map2.jpgN Mali map2013-12-01T12:22:51+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/07/15/2013-presidential-candidates/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/youssouf-cisse.jpgYoussouf Cissehttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/sibiry.jpgSibiryhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/oumar-bouri-toure.jpgOumar Bouri Tourehttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/dra2.jpgDrahttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/ben1.jpgBenhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/boucadry.jpgBoucadryhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/oit1.jpgOIThttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/hamed1.jpgHamedhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/mountaga.jpgMountagahttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/konimba.jpgKonimba2013-11-27T22:44:15+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2011/10/07/bamakos-parc-national/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pn-couple.jpgPN couplehttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pn-picnic.jpgPN picnichttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pn-playground.jpgPN playgroundOne of three playgrounds in the parkhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/pn-promenade.jpgPN promenadeThe central promenade2013-10-04T18:48:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/02/fears-foreigners-falsehoods/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/billboard.jpgBillboardThis rather cryptic billboard has begun popping up all over town recently.2013-09-02T13:58:34+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/04/15/the-floating-hippo/2013-06-10T14:18:18+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/02/28/corruption-is-for-everyone-part-2/2016-12-02T02:14:13+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/04/30/july-elections-in-mali/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/turnout-data1.pngTurnout data2013-06-05T20:38:50+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/03/05/who-is-yeah-samake-and-what-does-he-want/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/dioncounda.jpgDioncoundaBamako billboard for Dioncounda Traoré (taken 3 weeks before the coup)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/samake2012button3.jpgsamake2012button3https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/slate.jpgYeah SamakeImage from samake2012.com2013-05-02T23:28:56+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/03/18/six-steps-to-fix-a-broken-mali/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/sanogo-screenshot.jpgSanogo screenshothttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mali-aid.jpgMali aidhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aid-chart.jpgAid chart2013-03-31T12:44:23+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/04/heading-for-the-exits/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sanogo-3-avril-2012.jpgSanogo 3 avril 2012Junta leader Capt. Amadou Sanogo makes a statement to the press on 3 April2013-03-28T04:56:43+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/03/22/coup-update-thurs-march-22/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/lt.jpgLt Amadou KonaréLt. Amadou Konaré, CNRDR spokesmanhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cnrdr.jpgCNRDRCNRDR troops on ORTM, 11 a.m. Thursdayhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cnrdre.jpgCNRDRECNRDRE leaders on TV: Lt. Konaré at left, Capt. Sanogo at right2013-03-27T18:34:54+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2011/12/13/salvaging-the-future-lart-recuperation/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/papillon.jpgPapillonPepsi papillonhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/angel.jpgAngelAn angel by Bamako récupérateur Zoumana Kantéhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/creche.jpgCrecheA crèche by Burkina Faso-based artist Hervé Ouedraogohttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/bike.jpgBike A mountain bike - note details like brake cables, bottle cage, etc.https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/auto.jpgAuto2013-03-26T16:27:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/02/25/understanding-malis-tuareg-problem/2015-03-08T20:27:24+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/01/28/next-the-hard-bit/2013-01-30T00:12:27+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/01/23/lessons-from-diabaly/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/well.jpgWell2013-03-23T21:58:28+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/01/21/united-voices-of-mali/2016-12-01T23:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/01/18/situation-report-for-friday-18-january/2013-01-20T15:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2013/01/13/merci-francois/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/diabaly-mali-map.jpgDiabaly Mali mapSegou region, showing Diabalyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/ahs-on-ortm.jpgSanogo in SevareCapt. Amadou Haya Sanogo (right) greets the troops in Sévaré, 12 January2013-01-15T03:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/24/life-goes-on/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/noor.jpgNoorFrom Turkey, ORTM's latest TV soap acquisition, "Noor"https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/youki.jpgYoukihttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/flamboyants.jpgFlamboyantsFlamboyant trees on the Niger's left bank2013-01-02T02:03:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/06/au-revoir-sarko/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/president-toure.jpgpresident-toureBamako's two least popular guys: Sarko & ATT2014-03-18T14:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/06/12/the-cultural-iceberg/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/cultural-iceberg-2009-eng.jpgCultural-Iceberg-2009-ENG2013-01-02T02:01:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/06/18/a-southern-sojourn/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/house-site.jpgHouse siteSee that pile of firewood? That's where I used to live.https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/anccca7ar-dine-sign.jpgAnçar Dine signAnçar Dine road sign, near Loulounihttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/sikasso-market1.jpgSikasso marketMarket day in Sikasso, June 20122013-01-02T02:00:50+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/06/21/90-days-of-disaster/2013-01-02T02:00:02+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/06/28/farewell-bamako/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/qui-sait-lavenir.jpgQui sait l'avenirhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mural-11.jpgMural 1https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mural-1.jpgMural 1https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/mural-2.jpgMural 22013-01-02T01:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/07/17/my_own_private_dojo/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/home-dojo-floor.jpgHome dojo floorGarage + 20 sacks of rice chaff + tarp + wooden frame = dojo !https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dojo-501.jpgDojo 501Dojo 501, ATT-bougouhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/railda-dojo-sign.jpgRailda dojo signInside a rail-yard dojo, Dar Salamhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/eni-sign.jpgENI signSign for dojo at the National Engineering School, Dar Salamhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/garage-floor.jpgGarage floorMy garage, pre-dojohttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/zone2-dojo.jpgZone2 dojoZone 2 Dojo, Magnambougouhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/dojo-ifk-bozola.jpgDojo IFK BozolaAn outdoor dojo in Bozola, near the ORTM compoundhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/banasport-photo-board.jpgBananSport photo boardThe photo board at BananSport dojohttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/banansports-dojo.jpgBananSports dojoBananSport dojo, Bamako Coura neighborhoodhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/home-dojo-training.jpgHome dojo trainingTraining in my home dojo, Badalabougou2013-01-02T01:58:32+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/10/07/living-on-their-feet/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/water-vendors.jpgWater vendorsDrinking water is sold in plastic bags, for 10 to 50 francs depending on the size and quality. The vendors are usually young girls. I blurred these vendors' faces, out of respect for their privacy and sutura (see my previous post).https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bird-vendor1.jpgBird vendorMy daughter Rokia took this onehttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/bird-vendor.jpgBird vendorhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/medicine-vendor.jpgMedicine vendor2013-01-02T01:57:44+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/04/update-4-may/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mu124_lg.jpgBriefs2013-01-01T23:40:20+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/19/false-passports-hopes-flags/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cherif-de-nioro-meets-sanogo.jpgCherif de Nioro meets SanogoThe Chérif of Nioro being greeted by Captain Sanogo on Thursday2013-01-01T23:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/06/08/too-quiet/2013-01-01T23:37:03+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/29/ecowas-screws-the-pooch/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/info-matin.jpgInfo MatinThe people and their army say NO...https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sommet_cedeao_abidjan.jpgsommet_cedeao_abidjan2013-01-01T23:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/01/strange-days-in-bamako/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1030560.jpgP1030560https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1030558.jpgP1030558Lt. Mohamed Issa Ouedraogo, CNRDREhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1030557.jpgP1030557https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/p1030555.jpgP10305552013-01-01T23:16:54+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/14/president-sanogo/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/president-sanogo.jpgPresident Sanogo2013-01-01T23:15:19+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/21/a-deal-but-will-it-stick/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/cmd-20-5-2012.jpgCMD 20.5.2012https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/anti-ecowas-protestors-2-21-5-2012.jpgAnti-ECOWAS protestors 2 21.5.2012Protestors setting up impromptu roadblock on King Fahd Bridge, May 21https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/anti-ecowas-protestors-21-5-2012.jpgAnti-ECOWAS protestors 21.5.2012Anti-ECOWAS protestors on the King Fahd Bridge, May 212013-01-01T23:14:33+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/16/political-class/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/att.jpgATThttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mali-national-assembly1.jpgMali National AssemblyDen of thieves? Mali's National Assemblyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/mali-national-assembly.jpgMali National AssemblyDen of thieves? Mali's National Assembly2013-01-01T23:12:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/30/corruption-is-for-everyone-2/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bamako-construction-site.jpgBamako construction siteA construction site in Bamako (NOT the one Oumar writes about here)2013-01-01T23:10:31+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/30/gunfire-across-the-niger-again/2013-01-01T23:09:38+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/10/captain-sanogo-stays-in-the-picture/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/sanogo-9-4-12.jpgSanogo 9-4-12Capt. Amadou Sanogo on state TV, 9 April2013-01-01T23:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/17/on-the-junta/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/ak-crate.jpgAK crate"Captured weapons" on display (ORTM evening news, 18 April)https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cnrdre.jpgCNRDRE2013-01-01T23:08:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/20/catch-and-release/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cmd.jpgCMDCheick Modibo Diarra: Politics is not rocket science (it's much harder)2013-01-01T23:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/05/07/pushing-all-the-right-buttons/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/muraille-1.jpgAmadou Sanogo muralBamako mural depicting Capt. Sanogo; the text reads "Mali cannot be divided / Mali is one and indivisible / A Mali without corruption, a landmark for youth"https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/ahs-5-6-2012-portrait.jpgSanogo 5.6.2012 portraitA still image from the Africable interview; note AK-47 next to portrait2013-01-01T23:05:16+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/02/05/of-wars-and-rumors-of-wars/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/538px-azawad_in_context.jpg538px-Azawad_in_contexthttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/koulouba.jpgKouloubaKoulouba, Mali's presidential palace (background)2023-06-11T13:40:55+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2011/11/27/how-to-organize-a-public-event-in-mali/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/vip-seats2.jpgVIP seats2https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hostess21.jpgHostess2https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hostess11.jpgHostess1https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hostess2.jpgHostess2https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/riot2.jpgRiot2https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/riot1.jpgRiot1https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/discours.jpgdiscourshttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/seating.jpgSeatinghttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hostess1.jpgHostess1https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/media2.jpgmedia22012-12-09T02:30:00+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/03/27/malis-coup-leaders-making-it-up-as-they-go-along/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/koulouba-scene.jpgKoulouba sceneKoulouba, Bamako, March 2012https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sanogo-standing.jpgSanogo standingArmy Captain Amadou Sanogohttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sanogo-sans-objet.jpgSanogo sans objetArmy Captain Amadou Sanogo in his first appearance on Malian TV, March 22, 20122012-07-18T18:37:34+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/16/is-bamako-back-to-normal/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/trash.jpgtrashThe debris the looters left behindhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/safes.jpgsafesInside the Cité Ministerielle, 13 April 2012https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/cite.jpgCiteThe Cité Ministerielle, viewed from the southhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bridge.jpgBridge2012-04-18T01:56:46+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/07/light-at-the-end-of-the-tunnel/2012-04-08T10:45:43+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/05/brief-update-for-thursday-april-5/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bko-5-april-2012.jpgBKO 5 April 20125 April 2012: Another ordinary day in Bamako2012-05-13T08:27:09+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/03/23/the-coup-day-three/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cnrdr-2.jpgCNRDR 2An unidentified soldier expressing his support for the CNRDRhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/douaniers.jpgDouaniersRepresentatives of the union of customs officers reading a pro-CNRDR statement2012-04-05T19:14:40+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/03/30/brief-update-for-friday-march-30/2012-04-05T19:05:37+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/04/03/ca-va-chauffer/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bamako-forecast1.jpgBamako forecasthttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/bamako-forecast.jpgBamako forecast2012-04-07T09:41:22+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2012/03/24/amadou-sanogo-power-is-his-middle-name/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/mobutu-staff.jpgMobutu staffhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sanogo-bere-11.jpgSanogo berehttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/amadou-sanogo-bere-3.jpgAmadou Sanogo bere 3https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/amadou-sanogo-dozofini.jpgAmadou Sanogo dozofinihttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/sanogo-bere-2.jpgSanogo bere 2https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/amadou-sanogo-no-dozofini1.jpgAmadou Sanogo no dozofini2013-01-25T14:27:35+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2011/11/19/motor-city/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/motos1.jpgmotosA typical Bamako parking lot. Can you spot the non-Jakartas?https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/motos.jpgmotosA typical Bamako parking lot. Can you spot the non-Jakartas in this picture?https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/crypton.jpgcryptonThe Yamaha Cryptonhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/phaeton.jpgPhaetonThe VW Phaeton. I must say, the spokesmodels at this auto expo aren't what I expected....https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/gate.jpgGateThe entrance to the main display area at Bamako's Auto-Moto Expo 20112012-02-04T01:42:01+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/2011/11/06/saga/https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sheep.jpgSheepGetting chauffered around townhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sheep32.jpgSheep3Even free-range animals have to use the cross-walkhttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sheep31.jpgSheep3A busy intersection in Bamako's central market, 2 days before Tabaskihttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sheep3.jpgSheep3https://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sheep6.jpgSheep6Tabaski sheep taking over a neighborhood basketball courthttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sheep7.jpgSheep7Hours before Tabaski 2011, a ram awaits its fatehttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sheep1.jpgSheep in BadalaFree-range sheep on a Bamako streethttps://bridgesfrombamako.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/sheep5.jpgSheep5Badalabougou livestock market, the day before the holiday2011-11-19T23:10:52+00:00monthlyhttps://bridgesfrombamako.comdaily1.02025-04-02T11:32:13+00:00