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Background: The Sudanese Republic and Senegal became independent of France in 1960 as the Mali Federation. When Senegal withdrew after only a few months, what formerly made up the Sudanese Republic was renamed Mali. Rule by dictatorship was brought to a close in 1991 with a transitional government and in 1992 when Mali's first democratic presidential election was held. After his reelection in 1997, President Alpha KONARE continued to push through political and economic reforms and to fight corruption. In keeping with Mali's two-term constitutional limit, he stepped down in 2002 and was succeeded by Amadou TOURE.

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By Nataschainmali
October 17th 2009

Bandiagara goede versie Africa » Mali

uitzicht hotel

Bandiagara De overgang van Bamako naar Bandiagara is te vergelijken met Amsterdam => Sittard . Bandiagara is een centrumplaats in de regio : het land van de Dogon, zoals de reisbureaus en de gidsen het noemen. Maar Bamako is de hoofdstad. Het verschil is te merken aan het aantal auto’s (nauwelijks in Bandiagara, teveel in Bamako), de prijzen, het aantal banken (geen in Bandiagara), en vooral het aantal dieren die op straat lopen (geiten, kippen, ezels, schapen en af en toe een koe). Vanuit het hotel kan ik zo het groen inlopen. Uitzicht vanaf het dak van hotel Satimbe Twee keer [View Full Entry]

By chillaaa
September 27th 2009

Und weiter gehts nach Suedafrika... Africa » Mali

Inzwischen bin ich in Mali angekommen und bin nun wieder in Bamako, wo ich vor drei einhalb Monaten aus Suedafrika angekommen bin! Und von hier aus geht es auch schon sehr bald wieder zurueck dorthin, und zwar in ziemlich genau 7 Stunden. Da ich viel zu wenig Elan habe um mir noch eine Runde Bamako anzuschauen (was sowieso nicht super-spektakulaer ist, vor allem sonntags), kommt nun stattdessen nochmal ein Blog-Eintrag. In Ouagadougou bin ich etwas laenger geblieben als geplant, und zwar nicht unbedingt freiwillig. Genau wie in Togo lag ich am Tag bevor ich los wollte mit Fieber im Bett, soda [View Full Entry]

By Nataschainmali
September 4th 2009

De eerste dagen in Mali Africa » Mali » District of Bamako » Bamako

markt in Bamako

Hallo, Toch maar een blog haha, op het toetsenbord zit geen punt, dus bij deze is dat : Ik ben via Casablanca naar Bamako gevlogen: Ik heb vanaf het vliegveld een trein genomen naar een buitenwijk van Casablanca (het centrum was de bedoeling): Ik vond de stad heel bijzonder, hitte en uitgeputte mensen die nog de laatste etenswaren kopen bij stalletjes langs de weg voor het breken van het vasten (het is Ramadan), uitbundige bloemen in de tuinen bij gekleurde huizen, palmbomen en vooral heel veel leven: Maar nu ben ik in Bamako: De reisgidsen omschrijven het als een typische Afrikaanse [View Full Entry]

By Bjorndahl
August 11th 2009

To Timbuktu Africa » Mali » North-West » Timbuktu

a bad picture of a hippo
there were many to see on the ride along the Niger River. and many oppritunities to take better pictures but i never got around to it.

So I took a boat to Timbuktu. Not alot happened! We got into the boat fought for our places, almost won a very large section and then lost half of it but only because we decided being jerks to a nice Spanish couple wasnt the best way to start a 3 day boat trip. Good decision, they ended up being really nice people. There were also 3 Catalonians and a hand full of French people AND lots of locals. Look at the picture; we looked like that. Saw lots of hippos and birds as well as numerous villages of wide varieties. [View Full Entry]

By Bjorndahl
August 7th 2009

Update Africa » Mali » Dogon Country » Mopti

Dogon Country

Roughly what is in my journal July 29 Road To Mopti Wow, met up with Maarte. Saw him walk by my restaurant shortly after writing my last joural entry. We went to the National Museum in Bamako but not inside because the ticket guy wouldnt give us change. I showed him the markets and in general just did some catching up. He was sick also ad had only started to recover. I feel almost completely recovered and decided to head to Mopti this morning. When I am there I will decide what to do next. I got to the bus station [View Full Entry]

By Bjorndahl
August 5th 2009

Mopti is the Center of ... Africa » Mali » Dogon Country » Mopti

Washing Clothes in Mopti

tourism in Mali, this is a good and bad thing. I have had a long break from this thing for multiple reasons. The main one being I have been very busy. I spent 4 days hiking in Dogon Country, which was amazing, could be heaven on earth. Also spent two days on a crappy bus for what was supposed to be a 7 hour bus ride. And today I spent all day in Djenne where the world famous Great Mosque (made of mud) is. Soon I get busy again but I have decided that tomorrow will be a big blog update [View Full Entry]

By Bjorndahl
July 26th 2009

Bamako Africa » Mali » District of Bamako » Bamako

Dabola
city on the way to Bamako but still in Guinea

Hello from Bamako Wow was it ever pleasent and hellish to get here. No good direct transport through Guinea so I had to hop bush taxis. First one was really easy: Conakry to Mamou. Only real stories from this are the asshole cops who want bribes threaten me with arrest for holding someone elses passport (they said i didnt look like my picture); and there were lots of police check points too. The same day I cought another taxi from Mamou to some village in the middle of nowhere. There I had to compete with the attention of a polite and [View Full Entry]

By eddy15
July 9th 2009

In Djenne Africa » Mali » Centre » Djenné

Well I’m in Djenne to see the market and the Mosque. I spent Saturday looking around Mopti with Anil. These would-be guides are very, very annoying! They really detract from the Mali experience. Bought a ticket to go to Djenne by boat. Stupidly I paid in advance because the next day the boat turned out to be bogus! Down 4000CFA. Oh well, after a long wait caught a bush taxi to Djenne. Met a guide named “John Travolta” (WTF!) but I agreed to let him give me a tour. He turned out to be honest and didn’t try to screw me, [View Full Entry]

By eddy15
July 6th 2009

Back in Mopti! Africa » Mali » Dogon Country » Mopti

Back in Mopti after a five day hike through Dogon Country with Anil and our guide Ibrahim! 1 July So this lazy day was spent in the pool talking to unattractive British girls and getting soaked in the rain. Anil and I met Ibrahim in the evening. We finalised our plan. We’ll be traveling with two French girls. Sweet! Right? 2 July When we got to Bandingara there was no sign of the French girls. We leave almost immediately for Douloo (odd?). Apparently the two girls are traveling around West Africa on one 125 cc Honda Motorcycle (very odd?). By this [View Full Entry]

By eddy15
June 30th 2009

In Mopti Africa » Mali » Dogon Country » Mopti

Well another night out with Yousouf and Arnaud last night. Met a Colonel in the Malian Army who seemed to like me and hooked me up with contacts in Timbuktu. Also he’s a good contact to have. Yousouf finally let me pay for a round (not that I was trying too hard to) and also gave me a CD. An early rise, a bit rough, and I was on the bus all day. I actually met Anil on the bus, which was good so we went to a better hotel than we’d planned in Mopti. Many annoying “guides”, but I can’t [View Full Entry]

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