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In Mali, a Massacre With a Russian Footprint
BAMAKO, Mali — On the last Sunday in March before Ramadan, thousands of merchants and villagers filled the market of Moura, in central Mali, trading cattle in a vast pen and stocking up on spices and vegetables in the town’s sandy alleys. Suddenly, five low-flying helicopters thrummed overhead, some firing weapons and drawing gunfire in […]
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Former French Colonies in Africa Demand a Reset
BAMAKO, Mali — Many French guests came through the guesthouse where El Bachir Thiam worked as a security guard, a small oasis of greenery in busy Bamako, the capital of the West African country of Mali. They were friendly, usually, and he liked them. But after he had welcomed them in, shown them to their […]
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In ‘African Origin’ Show at Met, New Points of Light Across Cultures
Object for object, there isn’t an exhibition in town more beautiful than “The African Origin of Civilization” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Nor is there one more shot through with ethical and political tensions. The gathering of 42 sculptures in one of the Met’s Egyptian galleries unites, for the first time here, pieces from […]
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