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A man entered our Tuareg encampment at the Festival au Desert..."Excuse me...are you David Hooper?"...blow me over with a feather...its Peter Jensen...a class mate from high school in Sydney over 40 years ago!!!
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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]
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] Blog: FACES OF MALI...TIMBUKTU
Date: April 13th 2011
Date: April 13th 2011
FACES OF MALI...TIMBUKTU
Many faces partially obscured by the indigo turbans of the Tuareg..or smiling from them...the nomadic peoples of the southern Sahara Desert...strong faces...showing resolve, endurance and handsome all...Tuaregs arriving by camel to trade...but also Songhai (descendents of the Songhai Empire who once controlled the gold & salt trade) & Bozo (fishermen of t ... read more
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