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Mali fails to face up to the persistence of slavery

Mali fails to face up to the persistence of slavery

THE internal African slave trade was officially abolished in colonial Mali in 1905. But a form of slavery – called “descent-based slavery” – continues today. This is when “slave status” is ascribed to a person, based on their ancestors having allegedly been enslaved by elite slave-owning families. MARIE RODET, Reader in the History of Africa, SOAS, University of London BAKARY CAMARA, Professeur Titulaire Agrégé des facultés de droit et Doyen de la Faculté de Droit Public, Université des sciences juridiques et politiques de Bamako LOTTE PELCKMANS, Associate Professor, Centre for Advanced Migration Studies, University of Copenhagen The practice is most…
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100 jihadists killed in joint Mali-France operation

100 jihadists killed in joint Mali-France operation

MALIAN and French forces killed around 100 jihadists and took another 20 captive in a joint operation this January in central Mali, the West African nation's army said in a statement. It said the campaign lasted from January 2 to January 20 and targeted areas bordering Burkina Faso, where militant groups with links to al Qaeda and Islamic State control large tracts of the remote desert and regularly carry out raids on the army and civilians. "The purpose of this operation was to force the enemy out of its areas of refuge," the army said. France has more than 5,100…
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