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29
Oct

Interview of Marie Rodet by Jeune Afrique, Slavery in Mali : «  In some villages, we are on the brink of civil war » (October 2021) – French only

Dans la région de Kayes, la persistance de l’esclavage par ascendance a provoqué de violents affrontements. Alors qu’Ismaël Wagué, le ministre malien de la Réconciliation, se rend aujourd’hui sur place, la chercheuse Marie Rodet analyse pour JA ce phénomène. Ce 28 septembre, une vidéo montrant des jeunes ligotés et torturés à coups de gourdins et d’armes blanches a fait le

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29
Oct

Legal instruments and the persistence of descent-based slavery in West Africa, by Fousseni Diabaté (September 2021)

In West African countries in general, and in Mali in particular, the implementation of legal instruments remains a tricky issue, both at the national and the international level. In Mali, several factors (political, socio-cultural, etc.) hinder this implementation, thus compromising the respect for human rights and land ownership. The political factor lies in the lack of will of the public

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29
Oct

Advocacy workshop against descent-based slavery in Kayes, Mali (July 2021)

From July 31 to August 1 2021, the SlaFMig advocacy workshop against descent-based slavery was held in Kayes, Mali. Organised by the Donkosira Association in partnership with the University of Bamako (FSJPB), it brought together various important actors in the fight against descent-based slavery, such as the president of the civil society of Kayes, the representative of the traditional chieftaincy

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28
Oct

Interview by KayesTV with the Secretary General of Donkosira, partner of the SlaFMig program (August 2021)

Interview by KayesTV with the Secretary General of Donkosira, Mamadou Cisse, representative in Kayes of the SlaFMig program, on a theatrical tour to raise awareness and fight against descent-based slavery, for community life and peace organized in the Kayes region in August 2021. See interview

28
Oct

Visit of Marie Rodet and Marie-Christine Deleigne to Mambiri (Mali), August 2021

In August 2021, during a visit to Mali, Marie Rodet and Marie-Christine Deleigne visited the village of Mambiri, where a socio-economic survey of the situation of the displaced people and the people hosting them is currently being conducted. Mambiri, a village located about 80 km north of Kita in Western Mali, has hosted more than 1,500 displaced people fleeing the

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28
Oct

Participation in Conference with paper on anti-slavery activists’ use of the courts (September 2021)

Members of the SlaFMig research team – Lotte Pelckmans, Leah Durst-Lee and Nolwenn Marconnet – recently presented at the AFRAB Legal Abolition of Slavery in African History conference on how local and diasporic Malian anti-slavery activists use the legal court system to fight descent-based slavery. In Mali, as opposed to Mauritania and Niger, there is no law directly criminalizing descent-based

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28
Oct

Newsletter # 5, Introduction

Hello dear SLAFMIG follower, Here we are again with some fresh updates to dish up after a busy few months since our last newsletter in July 2021. We start with the main news and activities from Mali. Assa and Aline report on the first forum against descent-based slavery organized by Donkosira in Kayes (31 July-1 August 2021). Marie Rodet also

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28
Oct

A writing workshop for the special issue: E-motional Stories of Women’s Displacement in Africa, by Lotte Pelckmans and Sophia Stille (September 2021)

On September 27th and 28th, a workshop to discuss advancements on the Special Issue “E-Motive histories of female displacements” took place in Gilleleje, Denmark. Close to the refreshing sounds of the Danish Sea, the contributors Lotte Pelckmans, Marie Rodet, Ann McDougall, Francesca Declich and Clare Oxby had productive discussions, presentations and writing sessions to advance the Special Issue. Robin Chapdelaine

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28
Oct

Conclusions and recommendations of the workshop for administrative and judicial authorities on descent-based slavery in Mali (Bamako, July 2021)

Last July, in Bamako, a SlaFMig workshop brought together administrative and judicial authorities from the Kayes, Koulikoro and Ménaka regions to discuss the issue of descent-based slavery. The presentations and discussions were rich and led to several recommendations. These take into account the complexity and multiple dimensions of the phenomenon and recommend actions in the legislative, political, administrative, socio-economic and

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28
Oct

Theatre tour to raise awareness about the fight against descent-based slavery from August 14 to 18, 2021 in Western Mali, Diéma, Kayes, Nioro (August 2021)

On August 14, 2021, a team of the Association Donkorisa, a partner in the SlaFMig research-action program, started to carry out a theatre awareness-raising tour on the issue of descent-based slavery in Western Mali, in the cities of Kayes, Diéma and Nioro. In Diéma, the team was welcomed by the village chief, the deputy prefect and the first deputy mayor.

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