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𝑳𝒍𝒆𝒈𝒂𝒅𝒂 𝒅𝒆 𝑯𝒆𝒊𝒏𝒓𝒊𝒄𝒉 𝑩𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒉 𝒂 𝑻𝒐𝒎b𝒖𝒄𝒕ú 𝒆𝒏 1853 (𝑱𝒐𝒉𝒂𝒏𝒏 𝑴𝒂𝒓𝒕𝒊𝒏 𝑩𝒆𝒓𝒏𝒂𝒕𝒛, 1821-65)

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Soundiata Keïta

Soundiata Keïta (alias Sunjaata ou Sundjata, r. 1230-1255) fut le fondateur de l'Empire du Mali (1240-1645) en Afrique de l'Ouest. Prince de la tribu des Malinkés (ou Mandingues), Soundiata non seulement renversa les régents du royaume de Sosso (vers 1180-1235), le plus grand héritier de l'Empire du Ghana (6e-13e siècle), mais il conquit également les royaumes voisins, établit un gouvernement stable depuis sa capitale Niani et fit de son empire le plus grand et le plus riche jamais vu en Afrique de l'Ouest. Soundiata Keïta joua un rôle si fondamental dans la création de l'Empire du Mali et dans l'histoire des Malinkés que les anciennes traditions orales autochtones en ont fait un grand guerrier et un chasseur-magicien dont les exploits ont permis à ses descendants de régner sur la région pendant des siècles.

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[dariomekler]

Timbuktu

At the gates of the Sahara. The city of 333 saints. Once a center of culture and trade, house of universities and riches in the Mali and Songhai empires. As it once emerged from the sands, now being swallowed slowly by them.

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[africashowboy]

This look always breaks my heart: “The worried mom look”. Fela Kuti often sang about the African being culturally programmed to smile even when they are suffering. In fact, we have a proverb that says “when the goat is sweating, nobody sees it”. The Pediatric Unit (URENI) of Goundam Referral Hospital handles a lot of cases, often critical… and even though the mothers try to be strong, they forget you are there after a while, and they allow their emotions to show on their faces. I hope that by sharing these stories with you this week, we can collectively help change the rhetoric and restore smiles on the faces of the mothers and babies of Goundam. Have a splendid weekend. #insideALIMA #ALIMA #Mali #Goundam #Tombouctou #Timbuktu #pediatric #ureni #Africa #everydayAfrica #health #doctors @alima.ngo www.alima.ngo Photo and Words by Nana Kofi Acquah (www.nkacquah.com) @africashowboy (Copyright: 2017).

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Tombouctou, Mali

[africashowboy]

Djoro’s Story: In Northern Mali now, the risk of getting attacked on the road from your village to the nearest hospital is so high that most families only take the risk of transporting their sick, when it is quite obvious they would lose their loved one if they don’t rush them to the hospital immediately. Apart from the 8 different rebel groups fighting for control, there are countless bandits roaming around, robbing travelers and raping women and girls, sometimes as young as five, on buses. 9 year old Djoro was rushed into the Goundam Referral Hospital with a 5cm long perforation in his intestine due to Typhoid. This simply means anything he ate or drank pretty much leaked into his body. Fortunately, Djoro gets to live, thanks to ALIMA/AMCP’s medical team, who work round the clock, daily risking their lives to save lives in Goundam and Diré. #insideALIMA #ALIMA #Mali #Goundam #Tombouctou #Africa #everydayAfrica #health #doctors @alima.ngo www.alima.ngo Photo and Words by Nana Kofi Acquah (www.nkacquah.com) @africashowboy (Copyright: 2017).