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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 pablostrip
August 11th 2008

waves to tombuctou Africa » Mali

view from the boat

I was ripped off with the price of the boat trip to tombouctou, but in my deffense I have to say that its hard to deal at 6am in a new city with only one eye when youve just gotten off a bus ride of 5hours where you didnt get any sleep. oh and I also had the strongest argument with someone so far, this skinny tall guy locked me in his house and wouldnt let me out if I didnt pay him 10 thousand cefas for my luggage when I had only agreed to pay him 1thousand. he started to [View Full Entry]

By pablostrip
August 9th 2008

daytrip to segkouro Africa » Mali » Centre » Ségou

ancient mosque

la brusse is how you call in african french to all those towns away from the city which you usually see in tv and look like taken out of the highetr neolithic period. well, in segou I rented a bike and biked to a town nearby, called segkouro or something lmike that which was the old capital of the region of segou. it was beautiful, rural, there was a wedding that was on its fifth day, its suppoused to last a week, and there I was invited to sit, drink water, and then tea, in the usual order. then a griot [View Full Entry]

By pablostrip
August 6th 2008

the niger starts Africa » Mali » Centre » Ségou

niger sunset

first off, let me tell you that my eye hasnt healed yet. if you know me you will know how I love to complain, so I needed to say it. whenever the eye gets better some windy day of dirty transport fucks it up again. anyway, I pretty much have gotten used to looking like a pirate and not having stereoscopic vision, furthermore, when I open both eyes I kinda have vertigos. so much for the depth; never liked that 3rd dimension. now segou, it is a lovely little city by the niger river, one of whose main chatrms is still [View Full Entry]

By LukeIRL
August 5th 2008

From Timbuktu to Segou Africa » Mali » North-West » Timbuktu

The Kankou Moussa

We took the boat. It was great. Slept up on top deck, out in the open. Took 4 nights from Korioume to Segou. Saw a lightning storm attack the river, got beached on sandbanks, played lots of cent-cinquante-et-un (malian card game) in the bar, drank the bar dry twice, ate wonderful galley food, watched dubious Portuguese soaps dubbed in French, had showers in showers that inexplicably went on and off. [View Full Entry]

By pablostrip
August 4th 2008

eyes of africa Africa » Mali » District of Bamako » Bamako

yaganyae

Im stuck in bamako with a horrible etye infection asking myself why did I put my contacts on with such dirty fingers, I had it coming... btw that I consider rather funny that after a month drinking tap water, from deposits, and from wells that looked fairly dirty, after one month of walking with tshirts under the sun of africa, one month taking the crazy lariam, one month eating with my hands food touched by random peoples hands, one month eating street food covered with flies that looked fairly scary and buying fruits in in the market, one month underfed, one [View Full Entry]

By LukeIRL
July 30th 2008

Basskounou to Timbuktu Africa » Mali » North-West » Timbuktu

Puncture

The land cruiser taxi we got from Basskounou to Lere, on the Malian side of the border was driven by a madman. He was in competition with another 4X4 driver for passengers, and when we stopped to pick someone else we would be overtaken. Therafter, he would try to catch up with the other taxi, driving crazily off road, hitting sandhills, swerving to avoid trees and camels, and all but losing his own passengers. As a result, we went through 3 tyres that day, probably simply exploding as a cause of the sheer speed. It was a great day though, everyone [View Full Entry]

By pnltravels
May 13th 2008

Pays Dogon - Dogon Country Africa » Mali » Dogon Country » Bandiagara

Village of Djiguibombo

Pays Dogon. Dogon Country. Beautiful. Spectacular. Surprising. Our trek into the Dogon Country started early from Bandiagara with a drive to Djiguibombo (delightfully pronounced Jiggy-boom-bo). After a brief tour of the town we started our walk to the edge of the Falaise de Bandiagara (Bandiagara Escarpment) and then down the escarpment to the plains below. Our group of two had grown to four with the addition of Yo and Mama. Yo is from France and Mama is from Burkina Faso. They speak almost no English and we speak spotty French. Our guide, Lac, helps us to translate sometimes, but [View Full Entry]

By Gwen in Africa
May 6th 2008

MALI: DESERT ENCOUNTERS Africa » Mali » West » Kayes

Sanga well, the place to be at sunrise

We entered Mali relieved to be back on the road again, our latest breakdown behind us. After having a coke in the border official's brother's shop, per recommendation of the border official, our passports and Carnet were stamped and we were on our way to Dogon Country. The ride out to Sanga on the southern edge of Dogon Country was very pleasant, and the road was in reasonably good condition from Bandiagara despite people warning us about the roads in this part of Mali. Dogon is one of Mali's premier tourist attraction, but the heat among other things meant one day [View Full Entry]

Sleeping on the roof in Sanga in the Dogon Country

These huts are where girls spend their first menstruation cycle

By pnltravels
May 5th 2008

Mopti, Mosques and Guides Africa » Mali » Centre » Djenné

Segou Gare Routiere

Sorry about the lack of bicycle story from the last blog, we were encountering computer difficulties and in the mad dash to finish before our time ran out, I totally forgot about the cycling adventure. On our last day in Segou we hired bikes and imagined a full day of exploring the area on bikes - mountain bikes, as the roads are almost all sand. Once again, we forgot we were in Africa. The bikes arrive, and one is not bad at first glance, thick tires, sturdy frame, 21 gears. The second bike - for the girl - is straight out [View Full Entry]

By Armando Travels on Land and Paper
May 1st 2008

A Journey to the Cradle of Civilization Africa » Mali

Monument

by Armando S. Sarlat On January 3, my mother and I embarked on what would be the greatest journey of both our lives - a trip to Mali in West Africa. There we would attend the wedding of our friends Miah and Boubacar. I would also have the opportunity to promote the business of iTravel with a local travel company there. To complete the vacation, we planned two days in Morocco in Northern Africa, and three days in Barcelona, Spain. Before I get into the wonderful aspects of this trip, let’s start with the not so good stuff - the actual [View Full Entry]

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