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1 year, 5 months ago

‘There’s nothing in Mali’: The Timbuktu salesman roaming Senegal

Dicko, a salesman constantly on the move, is seeking greener pastures not in Europe but much closer to his native Mali. “There’s nobody.” This beach town is more than 2,000km away from Dicko’s hometown, in the Timbuktu region of neighbouring Mali. “It’s a bit difficult I like my work because I meet a lot of people,” said Dicko, 56, who …

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2 years, 5 months ago

Explained | The rise of Islamist militancy in Burkina Faso

The Hindu

The story so far: At least 34 people were killed in two attacks launched by suspected Islamist militants in the west African country of Burkina Faso, reports showed on July 4. In the northwest of the country, 22 people, including children, were reportedly killed earlier in the Kossi province while 12 people died in northern Burkina Faso’s Yatena province on …

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3 years, 3 months ago

Idol judge Ian 'Dicko' Dickson reveals why he's NOT watching The Voice

Daily Mail

He was the judge with a mean streak on Australian Idol. But Ian 'Dicko' Dickson has revealed he's not watching Idol's modern-day equivalent, The Voice Australia, because his wife 'won't let' him. Not watching: He was the judge with a mean streak on Australian Idol, but Ian 'Dicko' Dickson says he isn't watching Idol's modern-day equivalent, The Voice, because his …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Paulini: Australian Idol's infamous 2003 fat shaming moment goes viral

Daily Mail

Australian Idol's notorious 'fat-shaming' incident from 2003 has been blamed for causing a generation of women to suffer from body-image issues. Footage of the moment judge Ian 'Dicko' Dickson told contestant Paulini Curuenavuli to 'choose more appropriate clothing and shed some pounds' went viral this week, prompting a wave of outrage from women on social media. 'This is why women …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Surrounded by war, Burkinabe civilians have votes taken away

Al Jazeera

Hundreds of thousands of people in areas hit by violence may not be able to cast ballots in Burkina Faso’s upcoming presidential election. “ feel like they’ve been abandoned.” An impoverished country of some 20 million people, Burkina Faso is one of several West African states in recent years to have been gripped by escalating violence that has spread across …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Mali protest leader steps back as coup leaders promise election

Deccan Chronicle

Bamako: One of Mali’s most influential power brokers, Mahmoud Dicko, will withdraw from politics, his spokesman said, after a meeting on Wednesday with leaders of a military coup who have promised to oversee elections within a “reasonable” time. The mutineers have denied reports of casualties from Tuesday’s unrest, but human rights group Amnesty International said it had documented the death …

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4 years, 4 months ago

Ten artists respond to a decade of UN recognition for water, sanitation as vital human rights

Firstpost

WaterAid commissioned 10 visual artists from across the Global South to interpret the far-reaching impact access to clean water and decent sanitation has on people’s lives and the role these vital basics play in the realisation of other human rights Over the last decade, millions have gained access to clean water and hygienic toilets and close to half of the …

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4 years, 5 months ago

Mahmoud Dicko: The ‘people’s imam’ challenging Mali’s Keita

Al Jazeera

The Muslim leader has emerged as the leader of an opposition movement seeking the Malian president’s departure. Dubbed “the people’s imam”, Dicko last year mobilised tens of thousands to force the departure of Mali’s prime minister. Dicko’s forays into the public sphere were part of a wider shift in the Muslim-majority country, Yahya added, as religious leaders became emboldened to …

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