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Refugees

Yes, we're stranded, but can't really complain. This was taken outside the American Club that let us use their pool, movie room, etc. for free.
'Evacuation' sounds a lot cooler than it is.

October 26th 2009
The following are exerts of emails that I sent out during my time in Mali. October 9, 2009 "Ok, so here's the deal. Yesterday I left Guinea. We can't say we were evacuated, but that's what happened. I'm currently just outside of Bamako. I'll be here for 2-4 weeks. It doesn't look like we'll be allowed to go back to Guinea. But there's no final word yet. You may be seeing ... read more
Africa » Mali » District of Bamako » Bamako

Malian Flag 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... ... read more
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