Tag: Tuareg
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A CLEAR RESPONSE TO FALSE LIES
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Quote from Khmidoune Ag Toumast, Response to the lies of the propagandists of the criminal Malian regime. First: before talking about “terrorism” and “illegitimate relations,” it would be more honest to talk about Mali’s state terrorism against the people of Azawad.
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GENERAL LOCATION OF AZAWAD
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Azawad has never been “Mali.” Historically, it was the land of the Tuareg, Arabs, and Amazighs and belonged to large empires. It was French colonialism that forcibly annexed it to “Mali” in 1960, without a referendum or the consent of the people of Azawad.
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BREAKING THE SILENCE: Tuareg Marginalization & Ethnic Targeting in Burkina Faso
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I am deeply concerned about the ongoing marginalization and ethnic targeting of the Tuareg population in Burkina Faso—especially under the current coup-led government. These actions are fueling insecurity and deepening fractures in an already volatile region.
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TUAREG ART WITHOUT THE TUAREGS: THE HYPOCRISY OF MILITARY JUNTAS IN MALI AND NIGER
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Tuareg art, rich, refined, and embodying an image of freedom, has become a diplomatic tool for the military regimes in Bamako and Niamey. Offering a sword or a painting to foreign heads of state is an attempt to embody an Africa proud of its traditions. But this staging masks a…
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FREEING INKINANE IS A MATTER OF JUSTICE
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FREEING INKINANE IS A MATTER OF JUSTICE Stopping Inkinane Ag Attaher is hindering the education, health and development of nomadic desert children. Freedom for #Inkinane Ag Attaher, a political prisoner in Niger for defending his people and ancestral territory. The military hates those who educate the poor, the simple, those…