Bad news coming out of Mali.
Two sets of kidnappings happened last week one in Timbuktu and the other south of the Niger River in Hombori. This makes me realize how lucky we were three weeks ago during our visit to Mali. I don’t mind discomfort and a bit of an edge but killing and kidnapping is altogether something else. In a way I feel privileged to have been able to go North to the Dogon country, get to discover its treasures, and come back safe. It seems it could get a lot worse before it gets better. When I was staying in Bamako I noticed American military personnel staying at our hotel. They were not wearing fatigues but I recognized the look. Indeed I read a few days later that the US had sent some trucks and other machinery (not troops ) to take up North where trouble was brewing. So a military build-up is under way in part to deal with the increase of armed Touaregs and other coming back from fighting in Libya. This is such a blow to tourism, and to the Bamako Biennale. For further information, check these articles online.
http://www.europe1.fr/International/Mali-le-passe-sulfureux-des-otages-833797/
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