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Sun of the Soil addresses the void of written records about Mansa Musa, king of the Mali Empire (1312-1332)
ABDOU OUOLOGUEM

Review: Restaging the history of Mansa Musa through ‘Sun of the Soil’

This performative documentary restores the historical record of the ‘great king’ of Mali

  • Sara Hanaburgh
4 min read
This was the deadliest attack in Mali since the 2013 French-led military intervention that drove back jihadist groups who had taken control of the north of the country. (Reuters/Benoit Tessier)
AGENCY

Malian leader vows security as massacre toll hits 160

The deadly raid took place on Saturday in the village of Ogassogou, home to the Fulani herding community, near the town of Mopti in central Mali

  • Agency
3 min read