there were "customs" points at nearly every village or town we crossed (basically, someone just needed to move a barrel out of our way)

The Long Road to Sévaré

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September 29th 2007
Our long awaited trip to Mali started off without a hitch, surprisingly. Of course, our Air Senegal International flight took off late, but that was to be expected. I must admit, I was a bit concerned about flying a "budget" (too bad that didn't reflect in the price of our ticket!) West African airline, but I was incredibly impressed with Air Senegal. We had lunch and a drink as soon as the seatbe ... read more

Africa » Mali » District of Bamako » Bamako

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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