Mali is an incredible country and I have had a passionate journey over the last 8 days. After living in East Africa I have no doubt now that economic development in french speaking West Africa lags far behind Anglophone East Africa. That is not saying much as development in East Africa remains modest. In Mali, [...]

My introduction to Salif Keita was via the song, “Nou Pas Bouger” on an African Music show that ran on NTA 2 Channel 5 on Sundays’ in Nigeria. I remember running to the television set and staring in awe at the wonderful sounds emanating from this man. Our introduction didn’t end there, as [...]

Award-winning Malian singer, songwriter and guitarist, performs at TED. Photo: Franck Socha.

Ghana, Accra: Nigeria is on the verge of being sent home. Since 2000, Nigeria, a two-time winner, has always reached the semi finals of the tournament, is Nigerian soccer legacy finished?

More coming soon, this is a post in progress.
Update1:
Nigeria played a draw with Mali. Nigeria lost 0-1 to Ivory Coast while Mali beat Benin [...]

For many AfricanLoft readers the on the ground reality in Mali needs little introduction: 70% of the population lives on less than USD $1/ day and the country remains one of the five poorest in the world according to the 2008 UNDP Human Development report. Despite the end of a long dictatorship and political stability [...]

The Mali Initiative launches to make Change through Education
Nelson Mandela: “Education is the most powerful weapon you can use to change the world”
The Mali Initiative, a not-for-profit network of committed individuals around the world aspiring to make change through education launches with the start of 2008. Nelson Mandela famously said “Education is the most powerful [...]

Malaria is the number one killer of children in Africa. Saleemah Abdul-Ghafur, author of Living Islam Out Loud writes via Beacon Broadside about her recent trip to Mali as part of a mission to distribute bed nets to Malian families, excerpt:
4,000 volunteer health workers descended on Mali in recent weeks to encourage women in isolated [...]