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@kfm Fri, 14 Feb 2025 08:13:32

Military vibes colour renowned Mali arts festival

By Reuters Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa. Tens of thousands of people from Mali and elsewhere in the region flock each February to the town of Segou, 230 km (143 miles) northeast of the capital Bamako, for a week-long showcase of Malian music, visual art, theatre and dance. But this year’s edition of the Festival sur le Niger took place against the backdrop of Mali’s exit – along with Burkina Faso and Niger – from the West African bloc ECOWAS and uncertainty about when the military junta would make good on […]

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