African music lost one of its titans last week with the death of Amadou Bagayoko, a guitarist who recorded with American rock stars, performed at the Nobel concert for Barack Obama, and became a national icon in his home, Mali. With his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, Mr. Bagayoko composed the duo Amadou & Mariam,…
Amadou Bagayoko, a Malian guitarist and composer who with his wife, the singer Mariam Doumbia, formed Amadou & Mariam, inventing a broadly accessible sound that made fans of people worldwide who otherwise knew little about music from Africa, died on Friday in Bamako, Mali’s capital. He was 70. His death was announced by the Malian…
पश्चिमी माली में शनिवार को अवैध रूप से संचालित एक सोने की खदान के ढहने से कम से कम 48 लोग मारे गए. अधिकारियों और स्थानीय सूत्रों ने एएफपी को यह जानकारी दी है. बता दें कि माली अफ्रीका के अग्रणी स्वर्ण उत्पादकों में से एक है. यहां के खनन स्थल अक्सर घातक भूस्खलन और…
At least 43 people, mostly women, were killed after an informal gold mine collapsed in western Mali on Saturday, the head of an industry union said. The accident took place near the town of Kéniéba in Mali’s gold-rich Kayes region, Taoule Camara, the secretary general of the national union of gold counters and refineries, told…
Three military-ruled countries have officially withdrawn from the West African regional alliance known as ECOWAS, the bloc said on Wednesday, defying pressure from the group to return the countries to civilian democratic rule. The alliance, the Economic Community of West African States, offers its members visa-free travel, favorable trade tariffs and access to a $702…