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In Mali, separatist group, Azawad Liberation Front have renewed attacks in the northern part of the country with the aim of creating an independent Tuareg state. We hear from a Sahel security expert on the origins of the group, and their recent alliance with Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) - al-Qaeda's armed affiliate in West Africa and the Sahel.And, some lawmakers in Ghana are considering a bill to introduce compulsory DNA testing to combat the increase in paternity fraud cases in the country.Presenter: Nkechi Ogbonna Producers: Keikantse Shumba, Bella Twine, Blessing Aderogba and Godwin Asediba Technical Producer: David Kinyanjui Senior Producer: Charles Gitonga Editors: Priya Sippy and Maryam Abdalla

In late April, an unlikely alliance of Islamist militants and separatists from the Tuareg ethnic group launched a series of surprise attacks against government forces in Mali. They attacked the capital, Bamako; killed Mali's defense minister; and even evicted Russian forces from a key city they were defending on behalf of the government of Mali. Mali has been beset by instability since a 2012 coup, a revolt by separatist groups in the north of the country, and the establishment of several jihadist groups. In this episode, Norman Sempijja, an associate professor of governance, economics, and social sciences at Mohammed VI Polytechnic University in Morocco, Norman Sempijja, explains what this new alliance of jihadists and separatists suggests about the trajectory of the crisis in Mali — and what the international community can do to end this spiraling conflict.

The alarming reports that Nigeria has established "concentration camps" for the Fulani ethnic minority cast an ironic light on Nigeria's tension with the Sahel states of Niger, Mali and Burkina Faso to the north. These three regimes have broken from the Western imperial camp (to embrace the nascent Russian imperial camp)—but are likewise subjecting their Fulani minorities to persecution and massacre. With the recent shock rebel offensive in Mali, the "terrorist" stigma that attaches to the Fulani and Tuareg peoples across the imperial camps makes their position more precarious than ever. Meanwhile, prominent voices on the both the right and the (supposed) "left" are spreading propaganda about the struggle in West Africa that is alarmingly wrong, because it exclusively views the crisis through a campist lens. In Episode 327 of the CounterVortex podcast, Bill Weinberg tries to provide some clarity on these fast-escalating and grossly under-reported conflicts. Listen on SoundCloud or via Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/countervortex Production by Chris Rywalt We ask listeners to donate just $1 per weekly podcast via Patreon -- or $2 for our new special offer! We now have 61 subscribers. If you appreciate our work, please become Number 62!

The Russians are getting the boot from the Sahel, and it's all thanks to an unusual alliance between Tuareg separatists and a local branch of Al-Qaeda.Join the Patreon here: https://www.patreon.com/PeterZeihanFull Newsletter: https://bit.ly/4t6erDe

El gobierno militar de Mali vive su momento más delicado desde el golpe de Estado de 2020. Los enfrentamientos entre el Ejército, separatistas tuaregs y grupos yihadistas reactivaron un conflicto histórico que ya llevó al país al borde de la guerra civil. Detrás de esta nueva escalada están las reclamaciones territoriales tuaregs, la expansión de Al Qaeda y la fragilidad de la junta del general Assimi Goïta. En France 24 analizamos las claves de una crisis que vuelve a sacudir al Sahel.

Repaso libre a la Transglobal World Music Chart de este mes, confeccionada a través de la votación de un panel de divulgadores de las músicas del mundo de todos los continentes, del que los hacedores de Mundofonías somos cocreadores y coimpulsores. Las músicas que suenan nos traen aires y conexiones finlandesas, persas, francesas, austriacas, canadienses, mongolas, beninesas y sudafricanas. Terminamos con el número 1, Tinariwen, representando la cultura tuareg o kel tamashek. A free overview of this month's Transglobal World Music Chart, compiled through the voting of a panel of world music specialists from all continents, of which the makers of Mundofonías are co-creators and co-promoters. The music we hear brings us Finnish, Persian, French, Austrian, Canadian, Mongolian, Beninese and South African flavours and connections. We close with the number 1, Tinariwen, representing the Tuareg or Kel Tamashek culture. – Tuuletar - Heponi mun / Mój koń nieborak / My poor hapless horse [+ Joanna Słowińska] - Maammo / Mother Earth – Hamraaz - Bar faraze kuh - Abar kuh – Mahan Mirarab - Hawari funk - Unspoken – Suistamon Sähkö - Harva pystyy - Lunta tupaan – Parisa Karimi Molan & Tehrani Drom - Agrab-e zolf-e kaj - Unveiled – Shubiao Quartet - Ene sai - Ayalal – Antoine Dougbe et L'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou - We tayi sin assi tche - Antoine Dougbe et L'Orchestre Poly-Rythmo de Cotonou – BCUC - Amakhamandela - The road is never easy – Tinariwen - Sagherat assani [+ Sulafa Elyas] - Hoggar – (Hamraaz - Chupan - Abar kuh) Tinariwen

Turkey's efforts to expand its influence in West Africa could be threatened by attacks on Mali's military regime, as Ankara pledges support while its growing security cooperation with Bamako faces new pressure. Ankara has strongly condemned attacks by Tuareg separatists and Al Qaeda-linked jihadists on Mali's military government. The attacks began last weekend, killed the defence minister and handed over control of key territory. Turkey has built ties with Mali over the past two decades, but since Mali's military rulers took power in 2021, that relationship has shifted sharply towards security. “Since 2010, that expansion has been much more rapid,” said Professor Sedat Aybar, director of the Asia Pacific Africa Studies Centre at Bahcesehir University in Istanbul. “It starts on humanitarian grounds and then evolves toward economic cooperation, followed by security and military aid, and capacity building for the Malian military, particularly against terrorist activities in the north.” Russia vows to keep forces in Mali despite warning from separatists to withdraw Security expansion Turkey has signed several security and defence agreements with Mali's military rulers, mainly focused on training and logistics. Defence sales have also increased, including advanced Turkish drones. Turkey's role has grown as Mali sought new security partners after expelling French forces in 2022. Russia remains Mali's main security partner, but Turkey is becoming more important as Bamako seeks to reduce dependence on Moscow. “We did see the late defense minister [Sadio Camara] going to Ankara on several occasions to sign bilateral agreements, but also to acquire drones and other equipment that would support the Malian army,” said Beverly Ochieng, senior analyst at Control Risks, a global risk consultancy. Turkish firms have sold Mali advanced drones, including the Akinci, she said, adding that Russian paramilitary forces in Mali have also acquired equipment through Turkey, “It's also by proxy, because the Russian paramilitaries, they have been acquiring equipment on their own behalf, but also for the Malian army via Turkey,” Ochieng said. Malian official accuses Russian forces of 'betrayal' after Kidal falls to rebels Regional ambitions Turkey's expanding security role in Mali is part of a broader Sahel strategy that also includes Burkina Faso and Niger. “Not just Mali, but the Sahel is very important. Cooperation with Burkina Faso and Niger is very important too,” said Melis Ozdemir, a PhD candidate at Galatasaray University studying Turkish-Malian relations. The military governments in Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, all of which cut defence ties with France, have opened new opportunities for Turkish diplomacy and defence exports. “It's given Turkey a chance to increase its footprint, not just politically or diplomatically, but also it can show its military power, its drones, and its new military vehicles and equipment,” said Ozdemir. “I think Turkey is also testing its own military equipment in these regions.” Direct Turkish military intervention in Mali appears unlikely, Aybar said, but Ankara could still send military advisers if requested. “Nigeria requested Turkish military advisors to enhance Nigeria's capacity to fight Boko Haram, the terrorist organization in Nigeria, so Turkey is engaged in doing this,” said Aybar. “If the Malian government invites Turkey to do a similar thing in Mali, then Turkey will consider sending in experts and advisers to the military in Mali.” Turkey is also offering diplomatic support. “There could be a route through negotiations,” said Ochieng. “Turkey is one of the middle powers that is also trying to look for dynamic ways of resolving conflict. It's not just within the Sahel, but you've seen them try to be involved in the DR Congo, calling for dialogue between the warring parties,” Ochieng said. “Ankara and Istanbul have also become a point where armed groups are able to hold talks and to find mediated ways out of political and security crises."

In this episode of Hold Your Fire!, Richard is joined by Crisis Group's deputy Sahel director Ibrahim Yahaya Ibrahim to discuss a major wave of coordinated attacks by the al-Qaeda affiliated Jama'at Nusrat al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM) and Tuareg rebels across Mali. They examine how the offensive unfolded, including the killing of Mali's defence minister and the fall of the strategic northern city of Kidal. They discuss the nature of the renewed cooperation between JNIM and Tuareg separatists, JNIM's goals and evolving tactics, and what the attacks mean for the junta's hold on power and Russia's role as Bamako's security partner. They also look at how, on one side, the Burkina Faso and Niger military authorities and, on the other, coastal West African states are responding amid strained relations between the Sahel's military-led governments and ECOWAS and consider where the crisis may be headed.Listen on Apple Podcasts or Spotify.For more, check out our report “Understanding JNIM's Expansion Beyond” the and our Mali page. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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Haftalık programında Fatma İnce ve Mert Büyükkarabacak geçtiğimiz haftanın politik gelişmelerini değerlendiriyor:→ Mali'de Tuareg isyanı→ OPEC dağılıyor mu?→ Ortadoğu'da son güç dengeleri→ Madenciler direndi ve kazandı→ Atıl işgücü neden artıyor?→ Emekliye ikramiye zammı yok → Kiralık sosyal konut projesi iktidara yarar mı?→ İçişleri Bakanlığı'nda Abdülhamit resmi → 1 Mayıs 2026→ Okuma ve izleme önerileri

Programa 15 de la temporada 7 del TwinTrail Talks, hoy hablamos de Insta 360 con la Go 3S, comentamos la KTM 450 Rally Replica 2027, y tenemos la PowerLap de la Aprilia Tuareg 660 preparada de Juanjo! Terminamos el programa con el Consultorio de Charly y la Chusta de la semana. Pruebas Aprilia Tuareg: https://www.twintrailexperience.es/te... Adventure / Roadbook days: https://www.twintrailexperience.es/tr... Descubre el TwinTrail Adventure Club aqui: https://www.twintrailexperience.es/tw... #aprilia #KLiM

     16. HEADLINE: The Blueprint for Al-Qaeda's Transnational Expansion GUEST: Caleb Weiss and Bill RoggioSUMMARY: This offensive serves as a blueprint for al-Qaeda to target other Sahalian states like Burkina Faso and Niger. Alarmingly, Ukrainian-supplied drones used by Tuareg rebels have inadvertently aided al-Qaeda's efforts. Bill Roggio emphasizes that al-Qaeda and the Islamic State continue to fight for global dominance across multiple continents.1920

SCHEDULE OF THE JOHN BATCHELOR SHOW, 4-28-26.1900 BOSPHORUS1. HEADLINE: Kevin Warsh's Nomination to the Federal Reserve GUEST: Elizabeth Peek SUMMARY: Elizabeth Peek discusses Kevin Warsh's nomination as Federal Reserve Chair, characterizing him as an inflation hawk who intends to revamp the Fed's communication and narrow its mandate. Warsh aims to shrink the $7 trillion balance sheet and divorce the institution from political influence to ensure long-term monetary stability.2. HEADLINE: New York City's E-bike Enforcement Controversy GUEST: Elizabeth Peek SUMMARY: Elizabeth Peek criticizes NYC's decision to replace criminal summonses with civil penalties for e-bike violations. She argues this "virtue signaling" protects undocumented immigrants from deportation at the expense of pedestrian safety. Unregistered, fast-moving bikes frequently ignore traffic rules, and civil penalties are difficult to enforce against those without fixed abodes.3. HEADLINE: The UAE's Strategic Exit from the OPEC Cartel GUEST: Jonathan Schanzer SUMMARY:Jonathan Schanzer explains that the UAE is leaving OPEC to increase oil production, signaling a major rift with Saudi Arabia. This move aims to aid global prices and support Donald Trump's economic agenda. Meanwhile, Iran attempts to link the Straits of Hormuz crisis with Israeli-Lebanese ceasefire negotiations to complicate diplomacy.4. HEADLINE: International Scandals and Israel-Ukraine Tensions GUEST: Jonathan Schanzer SUMMARY:Reports suggest Qatar influenced ICC prosecutor Karim Khan to target Israeli leaders while helping suppress misconduct allegations against him. Simultaneously, Ukraine accuses Israel of purchasing stolen grain from occupied territories. Internally, Israeli politics are shifting as Yair Lapid and Naftali Bennett unite to challenge Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's leadership.5. HEADLINE: The Global Impact of the Iranian Energy Conflict GUEST: Mary Kissel SUMMARY: Mary Kisselhighlights a fertilizer crisis caused by the war in Iran, which threatens global food security, particularly in Africa. She views the UAE's OPEC exit as part of a fundamental regional reshaping. Kissel asserts that the U.S. must maintain the political will to secure waterways and address Iran's nuclear program.6. HEADLINE: Navigating the Rodriguez Transition in Venezuela GUEST: Mary Kissel SUMMARY: Delcy Rodriguez, Venezuela's provisional president, is traveling to project stability and attract energy investment. While she aims to present herself as a cooperative figurehead, her future depends on U.S. demands for democracy. Opposition leader Maria Corina Machado continues to draw massive support and plans to return to Venezuela by year's end.7. HEADLINE: German Economic Stagnation and Strategic Critiques GUEST: Judy Dempsey SUMMARY:Friedrich Merz describes Germany as "humiliated" by Iran due to a lack of clear U.S. strategy. Germany faces its fourth year of stagnant growth and a severe demographic crunch with record-low births. While Merz remains an Atlanticist, he critiques the Trump administration's transactional approach and lack of a strategic exit plan.8. HEADLINE: The Decline of Viktor Orbán and Hungary's Pivot GUEST: Judy Dempsey SUMMARY:Hungary's business elite are moving away from Viktor Orbán as Peter Magyar gains popularity by campaigning against systemic corruption. Magyar focuses on delivering tangible public services like healthcare and infrastructure. Orbán's defeat represents a significant blow to Europe's far-right, including Germany's AfD party.9. HEADLINE: Keir Starmer's Leadership Amidst the Mandelson Scandal GUEST: Joseph SternbergSUMMARY: Joseph Sternberg examines UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer's instability following the Mandelsonaffair, a bureaucratic scandal involving improper diplomatic nominations. Despite being under pressure, Starmer likely remains in office because the Labor Party lacks a plausible replacement. The scandal's complexity makes it difficult for ordinary voters to comprehend fully.10. HEADLINE: Kevin Warsh's Vision for a Smaller Federal Reserve GUEST: Joseph Sternberg SUMMARY:Joseph Sternberg describes Kevin Warsh as a policymaker who believes the Fed should "stick to its knitting" by focusing strictly on price stability. Warsh intends to shrink the Fed's balance sheet to reduce its political intrusiveness and scale back "forward guidance". This approach aims to defend the central bank's long-term independence.11. HEADLINE: Historical Precedents for Modern Maritime Chokepoints GUEST: Ziyuan (Emily) WangSUMMARY: Emily Wang explains how the 1936 Montreux Convention established Turkey as a durable gatekeeper for the Turkish Straits, offering lessons for modern conflicts. The treaty balanced the shared tacit interests of opposing powers like Britain and Russia. Its success highlights the importance of legally binding frameworks in managing strategic waterways.12. HEADLINE: Managing Risks in Global Maritime Chokepoints GUEST: Ziyuan (Emily) Wang SUMMARY:Emily Wang analyzes the current threats in the Straits of Hormuz and Bab el-Mandeb, noting that risk perception and insurance markets are as vital as physical security. She argues that long-term stability requires quantifying tacit interests and maintaining a strong navy to ensure credible gunboat diplomacy against revisionist powers.13. HEADLINE: Pakistan's Emerging Role as a Neutral Diplomatic Site GUEST: Sadanand Dhume SUMMARY:Sadanand Dhume discusses Pakistan's surprising role as a mediator between the U.S. and Iran, facilitated by its unique geography and ties to China. Field Marshal Asim Munir leads this effort. A successful resolution could weaken the pernicious ideology of Islamism, reverberating positively throughout the broader Muslim world.14. HEADLINE: Ideological Barriers in Pakistan's Foreign Policy GUEST: Sadanand Dhume SUMMARY:Sadanand Dhume explores Pakistan's deep-rooted hostility toward Israel, which persists despite regional shifts toward normalization. While India views Pakistan's mediation role with envy, Pakistan's military leadership, under Field Marshal Munir, maintains power behind a civilian facade to insulate itself from economic discontent and governance pressures.15. HEADLINE: Al-Qaeda's Massive Military Offensive in Mali GUEST: Caleb Weiss and Bill RoggioSUMMARY: Caleb Weiss and Bill Roggio report on an unprecedented offensive by JNIM, al-Qaeda's West Africanbranch, which has blockaded Mali's capital and seized key military bases. The Malian state and Russian forces are in retreat, leaving behind significant equipment. This operation signals a major failure in intelligence and coordination.16. HEADLINE: The Blueprint for Al-Qaeda's Transnational Expansion GUEST: Caleb Weiss and Bill RoggioSUMMARY: This offensive serves as a blueprint for al-Qaeda to target other Sahalian states like Burkina Faso and Niger. Alarmingly, Ukrainian-supplied drones used by Tuareg rebels have inadvertently aided al-Qaeda's efforts. Bill Roggio emphasizes that al-Qaeda and the Islamic State continue to fight for global dominance across multiple continents.

Mali's military junta is fighting off coordinated attacks across the country, led by Tuareg separatists and al-Qaeda-linked fighters, in violence that's left the country's defense minister dead. Also, a look at the latest in the world of robotics. And, across Europe, new recycling plants are promising to recycle hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste using a technology called chemical — or "advanced" — recycling. Plus, the annual marmalade festival kicks off in the UK. Learn about your ad choices: dovetail.prx.org/ad-choices

Welcome to Unpacked, Five Questions, a podcast that takes you behind the scenes of one great travel story. In this episode, executive editor Katherine LaGrave sits down with documentary photographer Nathalie Mohadjer, whose images of the desert oasis of Siwa appear in Afar's winter 2026 issue. For four weeks in Siwa, an ancient town some 450 miles from Cairo, Nathalie traded the typical three-day shoot for a slower kind of immersion — sharing breakfasts in the old town, spending afternoons with a local woman named Fatima, and bathing in a hidden cold spring with her family's kids. She talks with Katherine about photographing a community where Siwan women are rarely seen by outsiders, why patience and respect matter more than the camera itself, and how losing your sense of time in the desert can change the way you see a place. She also shares advice for travelers heading to Siwa — and the one moment she chose not to capture. Meet this week's guest Nathalie Mohadjer is a German-Iranian documentary photographer based in Paris whose work has appeared in the New York Times, Monocle, and Le Monde. Episode highlights How a stranger waving from a window in Siwa's ruins led to weeks of access to a local family's home, kitchen, and hidden swimming spots Why Nathalie spent nearly four weeks in Siwa — and what that kind of time reveals about a place that most visitors see in three or four days The ethics and art of photographing people in other cultures: when to put the camera away, and how to earn the moment rather than take it What makes Siwa's community so distinct from the rest of Egypt — and the Berber and Tuareg roots that shape its culture Nathalie's practical advice for travelers heading to Siwa: slow down, talk to strangers, and don't be afraid to follow an unexpected invitation Links & resources Follow Nathalie Mohadjer on Instagram Explore her visual story about Siwa, Egypt on Afar Explore her photographs of Oman in her first Afar feature Chapters 00:00:00 Introduction 00:03:00 Arriving in Siwa 00:09:00 Meeting Fatima 00:17:00 Photographing with Patience 00:24:00 Timelessness and Culture 00:30:00 Advice for Travelers Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Situación ahora en Mali – 26 de abril de 2026 (mañana) La tensión sigue muy alta tras la ofensiva coordinada sin precedentes que vivió el país ayer, 25 de abril. JNIM (filial de Al Qaeda) y el Frente de Liberación del Azawad (FLA, separatistas tuareg) lanzaron ataques simultáneos en múltiples frentes: Kati (el corazón militar de la junta, a 15 km de Bamako), el aeropuerto de Bamako, Gao, Kidal, Sévaré y Mopti. Lo que sabemos a esta hora (datos contrastados): - Kati y Bamako: Explosiones fuertes y fuego sostenido durante horas. JNIM reivindicó haber atacado la residencia del ministro de Defensa Sadio Camara (que quedó destruida) y otras instalaciones clave. El ejército maliense (FAMa) reconoce “ataques complejos simultáneos” pero afirma que “la situación está bajo control” y que han eliminado a cientos de atacantes. - Norte y centro: Los tuareg del FLA afirman haber tomado posiciones en Kidal y Gao. Los combates fueron especialmente intensos en Sévaré y Mopti. - Medidas de emergencia: Toque de queda de 72 horas en Bamako (de 21:00 a 06:00 hasta el 28 de abril). Aeropuerto cerrado temporalmente. La ONU y embajadas occidentales mantienen alertas máximas y piden a sus ciudadanos refugiarse. JNIM ha emitido un comunicado reivindicando la operación y coordinada con los tuareg. Analistas de Crisis Group, ACLED y medios como Reuters, Al Jazeera y The New York Times lo califican como “la ofensiva más ambiciosa y coordinada desde 2012”. ¿Y el Afrika Korps ruso? Como siempre en Bellumartis: análisis cercano, riguroso y honesto. ¿Qué opináis vosotros ahora? ¿Es esto el principio de un colapso mayor o la junta conseguirá aguantar? ¿La baja implicación del Africa Korps confirma una retirada rusa en toda regla? ¿Riesgo real de contagio a Burkina Faso y Níger (AES)? ¡Lanzad vuestras preguntas y comentarios! Responderé con datos frescos y contexto histórico. Un abrazo fuerte y gracias por seguir el canal año tras año. Juntos entendemos el mundo tal como es. #Mali #ColapsoMali #JNIM #Tuareg #AfricaCorps #OfensivaIslamista #Sahel #Kati #Bamako #Geopolitica #ActualidadMilitar #Mali2026 SUSCRÍBETE y apoya a Bellumartis Historia Militar: Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/bellumartis PayPal: https://www.paypal.me/bellumartis Bizum: 656 778 825 Síguenos: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bellumartis_historia_militar X / Twitter: https://twitter.com/BellumartisHM Compra en Amazon con el enlace de BHM y apóyanos: https://amzn.to/3ZXUGQl Libros de Paco firmados y dedicados: https://franciscogarciacampa.com/ Política de Privacidad https://franciscogarciacampa.com/politica-de-privacidad/

Winners of a Grammy Award in 2011, Tinariwen are back with their 10th album, "Hoggar", marking a career that spans 45 years. The album is a return to their roots for these passionate defenders of nomadic culture and their people. Sonia Patricelli and Aurore Dupuis report.

She's played the blushing bride in "Mamma Mia!" and the sidekick to the high-school bully in "Mean Girls". Now Amanda Seyfried takes on the role of Ann Lee, the 18th-century religious leader who founded the Shaker movement in the United States. Eve Jackson hears from Seyfried about the role at the Paris premiere of The Testament of Ann Lee. We also check in with ambassadors of Tuareg culture, Tinariwen, as they return with their 10th album and embark on a European tour. And, we hear from the team behind a powerful new animation telling the story of a child soldier travelling through Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia in "Allah Is Not Obliged".

Programa 10 de la temporada 7 del TwinTrail Talks, hoy tenemos a TrailDreamer como entrevistado especial, a continuación hablamos de Toni Bou, que acaba de ganar el 39 campeonato del mundo de Trial. Seguimos con más noticias y novedades del mundo del trail, y hacemos la Powerlap de la Aprilia Tuareg 660 Rally con neumáticos de Enduro. El Consultorio de Charly y la Chusta de la semana. MotoMadness: https://www.twintrailexperience.es/mo... Pruebas Aprilia Tuareg: https://www.twintrailexperience.es/te... Adventure / Roadbook days: https://www.twintrailexperience.es/tr... Descubre el TwinTrail Adventure Club aqui: https://www.twintrailexperience.es/tw... #aprilia #KLiM

"Vaya, Máximo... no te gustan los SUV pero te gustan las Trail, que son los SUV del mundo de las motos. ¡Menuda contradicción!". Este comentario de un seguidor me ha hecho reflexionar y ponerme un poco "guerrero". Hoy vamos a desmontar uno de los mantras más repetidos en las barras de bar y foros: la idea de que las motos Trail son equivalentes a la plaga de los SUV en los coches. Os hago un spoiler: ¡Nada que ver! La realidad del SUV: Marketing vs. Dinámica Para entender mi postura, primero hay que analizar el fenómeno SUV en los coches. En mi opinión, son una falacia dinámica. Nos han vendido que necesitamos vehículos altos y pesados para una falsa sensación de seguridad. El resultado es la "camionetización" de la sociedad: coches que pesan 300 kilos más que una berlina, frenan peor, consumen más y tienen un centro de gravedad que arruina la estabilidad. Son productos homogéneos, "huevos con ruedas" que prometen una aventura que no pueden cumplir. Te venden la imagen del Dakar, pero te dan un tracción delantera con plásticos negros que sufre en una pista forestal sencilla. La Trail: La Navaja Suiza Real Reconozco que fui un "anti-trail" cuando prometían hacerlo todo y lo hacían todo mal. Pero eso ha cambiado radicalmente. Comparar una Trail moderna con un SUV es injusto. Una Maxi-Trail actual no es un armatoste torpe; es una máquina de precisión con 150 o 170 caballos (potencias de Superbike de hace nada) y suspensiones electrónicas capaces de leer el asfalto. En una carretera de montaña ratonera y con asfalto roto, una Multistrada V4 o una S1000XR son, probablemente, las armas definitivas, capaces de dejar atrás a muchas "RR". Verdad Off-Road vs. Postureo Aquí es donde el argumento del "SUV de dos ruedas" se desmorona. Mientras el 90% de los SUV se quedarían empanzados en el primer camino roto, una Trail de verdad (África Twin, KTM 890, Ténéré 700 o una GS) tiene capacidades reales. Estas motos llevan tecnología heredada directamente de la competición y del Dakar. No es marketing. Cuando compras estas motos, compras chasis reforzados, llantas de radios y modos de conducción específicos para tierra. Si mañana llega el apocalipsis, prefiero mil veces una GS Adventure con 30 litros de gasolina que un Porsche Cayenne. Diversidad y Libertad El mundo SUV es aburrido y clónico. El mundo Trail es diverso y rico. Tenemos desde bestias de asfalto (Pikes Peak) hasta aventureras ligeras (Tuareg, Norden). El conductor de SUV busca aislamiento y que el viaje pase rápido; el piloto de Trail busca conexión con la máquina y el entorno. La libertad de una Trail es real: puedes salir de casa, cruzar Europa por autopista cómodamente, hacer curvas en los Alpes y acabar en las dunas de Túnez con la misma moto. Eso no lo hace un SUV. ¡Suscríbete a nuestro canal! https://www.youtube.com/@moto1protv?sub_confirmation=1

Repaso libre a la Transglobal World Music Chart de este mes, confeccionada a través de la votación de un panel de divulgadores de las músicas del mundo de todos los continentes, del que los hacedores de Mundofonías somos cocreadores y coimpulsores. Resuenan músicas de raíces húngaras, brasileñas, persas, libanesas, galesas, tuaregs, congoleñas y algo de afrobeat hecho en Norteamérica. El número uno es para la mauritana Noura Mint Seymali. Our loose overview of this month’s Transglobal World Music Chart, created through the voting of a panel of world music disseminators from all continents, of which the makers of Mundofonías are co-creators and co-promoters. Hungarian, Brazilian, Persian, Lebanese, Welsh, Tuareg and Congolese rooted music resonates, along with some Afrobeat made in North America. Number one goes to the Mauritanian Noura Mint Seymali. - Veronika Varga - Álmodj szépet - True picture - Sessa - Roupa dos mortos - Pequena vertigem de amor - Mehrnam Rastegari - Kabouki - Dislocated pulse - Sanam - Hadikat al ams - Sametou sawtan - Cerys Hafana - Angel - Angel - Hamouna Isewlan - Lamna laḥla - Təlle talyaḍt - Syran Mbenza - Niekese maneno - Rumba Africa - Antibalas - Lo life - Hourglass - Noura Mint Seymali - Lehjibb - Yenbett - (Noura Mint Seymali - Lebleida - Yenbett) 📸 Noura Mint Seymali (Malika Diagana)

In meinem Interview mit Sharon Makana sprechen wir über ihre Reisen, ihre Transformationen und das Leben selbst. Sharon wächst in einer multikulturellen Familie auf, in der ihre Eltern lange auf der Suche nach ihrem eigenen Sein sind. Schon früh stellt auch sie sich tiefgehende Fragen – und eckt damit bei anderen Kindern oft an.Artistik und Akrobatik faszinieren sie von klein auf, und ihr erster Berufswunsch ist es, Zirkusartistin zu werden. Sie lernt zu voltigieren und zu jonglieren. Dennoch entscheidet sie sich zunächst für den Weg als Lehrerin – bis sie schließlich mit ihrem Baby nach Thailand auswandert. Dort probiert sie vieles aus, was sie bis heute begleitet, und arbeitet auch wieder als Lehrerin.Als ihr Sohn zehn Jahre alt ist, brechen die beiden zu einer Weltreise auf und werden schließlich auf Hawaii sesshaft. Sharon erzählt, was sie dort erlebt, welchen Jobs sie nachgeht und was sie bis heute an die Insel bindet. Sie berichtet auch von einem ganz besonderen Erlebnis mit Buckelwalen.Heute arbeitet sie auf sehr unterschiedlichen Wegen mit ihren Kund*innen. Sie sagt über sich: „Ich bin Transformationsmanagerin – und so viel mehr.“ Menschen kommen zu ihr, weil sie von Sharons Lebensweg inspiriert sind und sich fragen: Was ist für mich sonst noch möglich? Immer wieder begibt sie sich selbst auf Reisen und bietet besondere, tiefgehende Erlebnisse an.Wir sprechen über die Wendepunkte in ihrem Leben – von denen es einige gab. Einer der wichtigsten war ihre Zeit bei den Tuareg in der Wüste, eine mehr als grenzwertige Erfahrung, die sie tief geprägt hat. Sie beschreibt, was sie dort erlebt hat und wie sehr diese Zeit sie verändert hat.Es geht um Ankommen und Loslassen, um Vergebung und darum, wie sie begann, echte Eigenverantwortung zu übernehmen. Ihr Leitsatz lautet: „Leb dein Leben!“Möchtest du mehr über Michaela und ihre Arbeit erfahren? Hier ist der Link zu ihrer Webseite und folge ihr auf Instagram Hier kannst du ihr Buch bestellen: e-Book https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FZ44TBTNTaschenbuch https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FZ4JMSXMHardcover https://www.amazon.de/dp/B0FZ4MS9MJMöchtest du mehr über meine Arbeit und über mich erfahren? Dann schau auf meine Webseite und Lebensgeschichten-Verlag oder vereinbare direkt einen Termin mit mir.Verpasse keine meiner Podcast Folgen und abonniere meinen Podcast auf Spotify oder iTunes Hat dir die Folge gefallen? Dann würde ich mich sehr freuen, wenn du meinen Podcast bewertest Vernetze dich mit mir auf LinkedIn und folge mir auf Instagram.Hier geht's zu den Shownotes Support the show

Descubrimos maravillosas músicas, muchas de ellas insólitas e inesperadas, siempre fascinantes y hermosas, a través de nuevos discos que nos traen conexiones persas, árabes y kurdas en la diáspora; encuentros de artistas chinos, indios y norteamericanos, y músicas únicas del pueblo tuareg, del Cáucaso del Norte y de Uganda. We discover wonderful music, much of it singular and unexpected, always fascinating and beautiful, through new albums that bring us Persian, Arab and Kurdish connections in the diaspora; encounters between Chinese, Indian and North American artists, and unique music from the Tuareg people, the North Caucasus and Uganda. - Mehrnam Rastegari - Naz - Dislocated pulse - Al Bilali Soudan - No. 27 - Chez Abellou - Tania Saleh - Ghasseel dmegh (Brainwash) - Fragile - Meral Polat - Ötme bülbül ötme - Meydan - Gao Hong & Baluji Shrivastav - Moonlight dance - Neelam - Paul Grabowsky & Mindy Meng Wang - Black diamond - Between dreams - Melodic Intersect - A silent whisper - Beyond borders - Muhamed Batit & Kavkaz Ensemble - Qerbech - Shopsh: Circassian vocal tradition of Zhiu [V.A.] - Katokye - Abanzira - Obuhangwa bwa Banyankore na Bahororo 📸 Katokye

Send us a textIn 2015, Rigby embarked on his epic “Crossing Africa” expedition, traveling from Cape Town, South Africa to Cairo, Egypt entirely by foot and kayak. Over two years, he covered more than 12,000 kilometers across 8 African countries.  Along the way, he learns of its people, languages and customs coming away with a deep understanding of the reach cultural diversity of continent.  He then went on to kayak the length of Lake Ontario, bicycle from coast to coast across Canada.  Mario recently returned from a month long stay in Algeria's Sahara Desert with the nomadic Tuareg.  His next adventure, Expedition Impossible will be to circumnavigate the planet solely through human powered transport and to climb the 7 summits along the way.Rigby is an explorer, athlete, and advocate for sustainable adventure. His mission is to inspire the world to explore responsibly while pushing human potential to new limits.  He has been awarded Explorer in Residence by the Royal Canadian Geographic Society.Follow Mario at his website www.mariorigby.com and on his FaceBook PageSupport this Podcast:  buy me a coffeeHosted by Michael J. ReinhartMichaelJReinhart.com   Whiskey and a Map:  Stories of Adventure and Exploration.  #Africa #MarioRigby #trekking

For episode 128, I spoke with the brilliant Mdou Moctar, a Tuareg singer, guitarist and songwriter whose sound combines rock, blues and contemporary Saharan music into songs that range from shreddy and electrifying to beautiful and contemplative, and all the stops in between. I highly recommend digging into his catalog, which is now several albums deep. His latest releases with his band were a pair of interconnected albums: 2024's Funeral For Justice, which is of the fiery rock & roll variety, and Tears of Injustice, which was released this year and features acoustic versions of the same songs — gorgeous renditions whose sound harkens back to the more sparse style Mdou employed on his early albums, before he had a full band supporting him. During the summer, I connected over Zoom with both Mdou and his bassist, Mikey Coltun, who also produces their albums, and that is the main interview in this episode. But I also had the pleasure of meeting up with the band in person, following our Zoom, to moderate an event they did at LA's Grammy Museum. The Grammy Museum is an awesome non-profit that, in addition to preserving the history of the Grammy Awards and offering very cool interactive exhibits, also presents a series of live events where incredible artists like Mdou Moctar give talks and stripped-down performances for truly intimate audiences. Big thanks to Kimber Kristy over there for allowing me to use some of the audio from that conversation in this episode, because there were a couple of moments from it that I wanted to share. So we'll listen to a bit of that, and then get into the longer interview. 

When the Taliban took control of Afghanistan in 2021, they introduced many controversial measures, including a ban on music. How do people celebrate special occasions, like weddings? BBC Pashto's Payenda Sargand recently attended a wedding in the southern city of Kandahar and tells us about the other forms of entertainment that were on display, including poetry, singers performing without music and stand-up comedians. The tradition of ‘money spraying' is a major part of Nigerian wedding celebrations, but now you could face a hefty fine or even a prison sentence if you're caught doing it. Make-up artist Abdullahi Musa Huseini, also known as Amuscap on social media, was recently sentenced by a high court in the northern city of Kano for throwing cash at his own wedding, and he's currently serving a six-month jail sentence. Mansur Abubakar from BBC Africa has been reporting on this story. Tuareg communities in North Africa traditionally celebrate weddings with a 7-day party. The BBC Arabic's Xtra TV producers were invited to a wedding in Gath, in the south of Libya, and got to know the groom, Jamal, a young man who said he had to save for years to be able to afford such a feast in the current cost-of-living crisis. Saif Rebai reports. This episode of The Documentary comes to you from The Fifth Floor, the show at the heart of global storytelling, with BBC journalists from all around the world. This is an EcoAudio certified production. (Photo: Faranak Amidi. Credit: Tricia Yourkevich.)

THIS WEEK's BIRDS: Egyptian composer, conductor, old player, etc. Mohammed Abdel Wahab; Lebanese out player/vocalist Fayssal Al Massri; vintage Gulf Pop from young  Rabeh Sager; Avreeayl Ra w/ trio live in Chicago; improvisation  from Kaze w. vocalist  Koichi Makigami; new piano trio from Myra Milford;  vocalist Jeong Lim Yang; George Schuller's Circle Wide; Pakistani raga from Ustad Bade GHulam Ali Khan; Raza Ali Khan & Ustad Munawar Ali Khanand reprise & salute Ustad Bade Ghulam Ali Khan; tappa performed live in Benares by Purnima Chaudhuri w. Ramesh Misra & Subhajyoti Guha; recent compositional post-bop from Yuriy Seredin w.  Igor Osypov, Nasheet Waits, Ben van Gelder, Igor Spallati & Bogdan Gumenyuk;  Algerian cha'abi favorite Dahmane el Harrache; Austro-Turkish jazz fusion  from Gülistan; Greek vocalist Oula Baba; early Tuareg guitar/synth pop from Abdallah Ag Oumbadougou; and of course, ever, lots of mumbling and so much, much more. Catch the BIRDS live on Friday nights, 9:00pm-MIDNIGHT (EST), in Central New York on WRFI, 88.1 FM Ithaca/ 88.5 FM Odessa;. and WORLDWIDE online via our MUSIC PLAYER at WRFI.ORG. 24/7 via PODBEAN: https://conferenceofthebirds.podbean.com via iTUNES: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/conference-of-the-birds-podcast/id478688580 Also available at podomatic, Internet Archive, podtail, iheart Radio, and elsewhere. Always FREE of charge to listen to the radio program and free also to stream, download, and subscribe to the podcast online: PLAYLIST at SPINITRON: https://spinitron.com/WRFI/pl/20922833/Conference-of-the-Birds and via the Conference of the Birds page at www.WRFI.ORG https://www.wrfi.org/wrfiprograms/conferenceofthebirds/  Join us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/groups/conferenceofthebirds/?ref=bookmarks Find WRFI on Radio Garden: http://radio.garden/visit/ithaca-ny/aqh8OGBR

An encore presentation of our Best of 2024 So Far (Pt. 1) episoded featuring music from Les Amazones d'Afrique, South Korea's Minhwi Lee, Tuareg guitarist Mdou Moctar + more!

This talk features a conversation with Ibrahim al-Koni, a prominent contemporary author in Arabic literature. Raised as a Tuareg in the Libyan desert, al-Koni's storytelling is informed by his educational background and extensive travels. His extensive body of work, encompassing over a hundred books, examines the history of the Mediterranean region and the desert. The discussion will focus on al-Koni's unique portrayal of the desert landscape and its cultural and historical significance. Speaker Ibrahim al-Koni, Libyan-Swiss Author, Winner of the 2008 Sheikh Zayed Award for Literature, and 2023 Sharjah Book Fair Cultural Personality of the Year In conversation with Maurice Pomerantz, Executive Director NYUAD Institute, Professor of Literature and Arab Crossroads Studies, NYUAD In collaboration with Humanities Research Platform

First people communities are the early groups of hunter gatherers, herders, and the oldest human lineages of Africa, some migrating from as far as East Africa to settle across southern Africa, in countries like Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. In First People: The Lost History of the Khoisan, archaeologist Andrew Smith, who has excavated at some of the richest prehistoric heritage sites across Africa and has a career spanning 50 years, examines what we know about southern Africa's early people, drawing on evidence from archaeological sites, rock art, the observations of colonial-era travellers, linguistics, study of the human genome, and the latest academic research. Full of illustrations, First People is an invaluable and accessible work that reaches from the Stone Age and travels through time to the most recent history of the Khoisan. Smith, who has studied the history and prehistory of the Khoisan throughout his long and distinguished career, paints a knowledgeable and fascinating portrait of their land occupation, migration, survival, culture, and practices. Additional Notes: Article referenced in the recording, available for free online: Charles L. Redman, Ann P. Kinzig (2003) “Resilience of Past Landscapes: Resilience Theory, Society, and the Longue Durée”. Conservation Ecology 7(1). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2... Professor Andrew Smith is an archaeologist and researcher who has excavated in the Sahara and Southern Africa, working with Tuareg pastoralists in Mali, the Khoekhoen descendants in South Africa, and the Ju/'hoansi Bushmen in Namibia. He has joined expeditions to Egypt and has done research in Ghana, Mali, and Niger, and is an emeritus professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town. Gene-George Earle is currently a PhD candidate in Anthropology at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/new-books-network

First people communities are the early groups of hunter gatherers, herders, and the oldest human lineages of Africa, some migrating from as far as East Africa to settle across southern Africa, in countries like Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. In First People: The Lost History of the Khoisan, archaeologist Andrew Smith, who has excavated at some of the richest prehistoric heritage sites across Africa and has a career spanning 50 years, examines what we know about southern Africa's early people, drawing on evidence from archaeological sites, rock art, the observations of colonial-era travellers, linguistics, study of the human genome, and the latest academic research. Full of illustrations, First People is an invaluable and accessible work that reaches from the Stone Age and travels through time to the most recent history of the Khoisan. Smith, who has studied the history and prehistory of the Khoisan throughout his long and distinguished career, paints a knowledgeable and fascinating portrait of their land occupation, migration, survival, culture, and practices. Additional Notes: Article referenced in the recording, available for free online: Charles L. Redman, Ann P. Kinzig (2003) “Resilience of Past Landscapes: Resilience Theory, Society, and the Longue Durée”. Conservation Ecology 7(1). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2... Professor Andrew Smith is an archaeologist and researcher who has excavated in the Sahara and Southern Africa, working with Tuareg pastoralists in Mali, the Khoekhoen descendants in South Africa, and the Ju/'hoansi Bushmen in Namibia. He has joined expeditions to Egypt and has done research in Ghana, Mali, and Niger, and is an emeritus professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town. Gene-George Earle is currently a PhD candidate in Anthropology at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/african-studies

First people communities are the early groups of hunter gatherers, herders, and the oldest human lineages of Africa, some migrating from as far as East Africa to settle across southern Africa, in countries like Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. In First People: The Lost History of the Khoisan, archaeologist Andrew Smith, who has excavated at some of the richest prehistoric heritage sites across Africa and has a career spanning 50 years, examines what we know about southern Africa's early people, drawing on evidence from archaeological sites, rock art, the observations of colonial-era travellers, linguistics, study of the human genome, and the latest academic research. Full of illustrations, First People is an invaluable and accessible work that reaches from the Stone Age and travels through time to the most recent history of the Khoisan. Smith, who has studied the history and prehistory of the Khoisan throughout his long and distinguished career, paints a knowledgeable and fascinating portrait of their land occupation, migration, survival, culture, and practices. Additional Notes: Article referenced in the recording, available for free online: Charles L. Redman, Ann P. Kinzig (2003) “Resilience of Past Landscapes: Resilience Theory, Society, and the Longue Durée”. Conservation Ecology 7(1). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2... Professor Andrew Smith is an archaeologist and researcher who has excavated in the Sahara and Southern Africa, working with Tuareg pastoralists in Mali, the Khoekhoen descendants in South Africa, and the Ju/'hoansi Bushmen in Namibia. He has joined expeditions to Egypt and has done research in Ghana, Mali, and Niger, and is an emeritus professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town. Gene-George Earle is currently a PhD candidate in Anthropology at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/anthropology

First people communities are the early groups of hunter gatherers, herders, and the oldest human lineages of Africa, some migrating from as far as East Africa to settle across southern Africa, in countries like Namibia, Botswana and South Africa. In First People: The Lost History of the Khoisan, archaeologist Andrew Smith, who has excavated at some of the richest prehistoric heritage sites across Africa and has a career spanning 50 years, examines what we know about southern Africa's early people, drawing on evidence from archaeological sites, rock art, the observations of colonial-era travellers, linguistics, study of the human genome, and the latest academic research. Full of illustrations, First People is an invaluable and accessible work that reaches from the Stone Age and travels through time to the most recent history of the Khoisan. Smith, who has studied the history and prehistory of the Khoisan throughout his long and distinguished career, paints a knowledgeable and fascinating portrait of their land occupation, migration, survival, culture, and practices. Additional Notes: Article referenced in the recording, available for free online: Charles L. Redman, Ann P. Kinzig (2003) “Resilience of Past Landscapes: Resilience Theory, Society, and the Longue Durée”. Conservation Ecology 7(1). https://www.jstor.org/stable/2... Professor Andrew Smith is an archaeologist and researcher who has excavated in the Sahara and Southern Africa, working with Tuareg pastoralists in Mali, the Khoekhoen descendants in South Africa, and the Ju/'hoansi Bushmen in Namibia. He has joined expeditions to Egypt and has done research in Ghana, Mali, and Niger, and is an emeritus professor in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Cape Town. Gene-George Earle is currently a PhD candidate in Anthropology at East China Normal University in Shanghai. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/archaeology

An encore presentation of the 5/18/24 episode featuring music from South Korea's Peggy Gou, Tuareg band Tinariwen, Brazilian singer/songwriter Ceu w/ anaiis + more!

Find out more about the battlefield in mediaeval Mali in our bonus episode. Subscribe for weekly episodes and ad-free listening. Musa is tantalisingly close to completing his pilgrimage but conflict looms large in Timbuktu as the nomadic Tuareg pose a formidable challenge for the Malians. A Sony Music Entertainment production. Find more great podcasts from Sony Music Entertainment at sonymusic.com/podcasts To bring your brand to life in this podcast, email podcastadsales@sonymusic.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices Written and presented by Luke Pepera Producer - Dominic Tyerman Story editing – Georgia Mills Executive Producer - Louisa Field Production Manager - Jen Mistri Production coordinator: Eric Ryan Marketing - Kieran Lancini Sound Design and Mixing - Amber Devereux Head of content – Chris Skinner Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Episode Description Sign up to receive this Unreached of the Day podcast sent to you:  https://unreachedoftheday.org/resources/podcast/ People Group Summary: https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15607   #PrayforZERO is a podcast Sponsor.         https://prayforzero.com/ Take your place in history! We could be the generation to translate God's Word into every language. YOUR prayers can make this happen.  Take your first step and sign the Prayer Wall to receive the weekly Pray For Zero Journal:  https://prayforzero.com/prayer-wall/#join Pray for the largest Frontier People Groups (FPG): Visit JoshuaProject.net/frontier#podcast provides links to podcast recordings of the prayer guide for the 31 largest FPGs.  Go31.org/FREE provides the printed prayer guide for the largest 31 FPGs along with resources to support those wanting to enlist others in prayer for FPGs

Episode Description Episode Description Sign up to receive this Unreached of the Day podcast sent to you:  https://unreachedoftheday.org/resources/podcast/ People Group Summary: https://joshuaproject.net/people_groups/15223   #PrayforZERO is a podcast Sponsor.         https://prayforzero.com/ Take your place in history! We could be the generation to translate God's Word into every language. YOUR prayers can make this happen.  Take your first step and sign the Prayer Wall to receive the weekly Pray For Zero Journal:  https://prayforzero.com/prayer-wall/#join Pray for the largest Frontier People Groups (FPG): Visit JoshuaProject.net/frontier#podcast provides links to podcast recordings of the prayer guide for the 31 largest FPGs.  Go31.org/FREE provides the printed prayer guide for the largest 31 FPGs along with resources to support those wanting to enlist others in prayer for FPGs

In this edition of Planet Afropop, our newest producer Stella Hartman reports on the UK/Nigerian group Ibibio Sound Machine's venture into gospel music. Then Georges, Mukwae and Banning preview the annual Syli D'Or battle of the Afropop bands in Montreal by profiling the two winners of the 2024 Afropop Award. Boubé is a young Tuareg composer/singer/bandleader from Niger who now makes his home in Montreal. And Less Toches is a powerful, pan-Latin American ensemble with a fresh, global take on cumbia and more. PA 031

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Full Text of ReadingsFirst Sunday of Advent Lectionary: 3The Saint of the day is Saint Charles de FoucauldSaint Charles de Foucauld's Story Born into an aristocratic family in Strasbourg, France, Charles was orphaned at the age of 6, raised by his devout grandfather, rejected the Catholic faith as a teenager, and joined the French army. Inheriting a great deal of money from his grandfather, Charles went to Algeria with his regiment, but not without his mistress, Mimi. When he declined to give her up, he was dismissed from the army. Still in Algeria when he left Mimi, Charles reenlisted in the army. Refused permission to make a scientific exploration of nearby Morocco, he resigned from the service. With the help of a Jewish rabbi, Charles disguised himself as a Jew and in 1883, began a one-year exploration that he recorded in a book that was well received. Inspired by the Jews and Muslims whom he met, Charles resumed the practice of his Catholic faith when he returned to France in 1886. He joined a Trappist monastery in Ardeche, France, and later transferred to one in Akbes, Syria. Leaving the monastery in 1897, Charles worked as gardener and sacristan for the Poor Clare nuns in Nazareth and later in Jerusalem. In 1901, he returned to France and was ordained a priest. Later that year Charles journeyed to Beni-Abbes, Morocco, intending to found a monastic religious community in North Africa that offered hospitality to Christians, Muslims, Jews, or people with no religion. He lived a peaceful, hidden life but attracted no companions. A former army comrade invited him to live among the Tuareg people in Algeria. Charles learned their language enough to write a Tuareg-French and French-Tuareg dictionary, and to translate the Gospels into Tuareg. In 1905, he came to Tamanrasset, where he lived the rest of his life. A two-volume collection of Charles' Tuareg poetry was published after his death. In early 1909, he visited France and established an association of laypeople who pledged to live by the Gospels. His return to Tamanrasset was welcomed by the Tuareg. In 1915, Charles wrote to Louis Massignon: “The love of God, the love for one's neighbor…All religion is found there…How to get to that point? Not in a day since it is perfection itself: it is the goal we must always aim for, which we must unceasingly try to reach and that we will only attain in heaven.” The outbreak of World War I led to attacks on the French in Algeria. Seized in a raid by another tribe, Charles and two French soldiers coming to visit him were shot to death on December 1, 1916. Five religious congregations, associations, and spiritual institutes—Little Brothers of Jesus, Little Sisters of the Sacred Heart, Little Sisters of Jesus, Little Brothers of the Gospel, and Little Sisters of the Gospel—draw inspiration from the peaceful, largely hidden, yet hospitable life that characterized Charles. He was beatified in 2005 and canonized in 2022. Reflection The life of Charles de Foucauld was eventually centered on God and was animated by prayer and humble service, which he hoped would draw Muslims to Christ. Those who are inspired by his example, no matter where they live, seek to live their faith humbly yet with deep religious conviction. Saint of the Day, Copyright Franciscan Media

Es geht um Rohstoffe, Rüstungsdeals und internationale Anerkennung. Im Schatten des Ukrainekriegs hat Russland seinen Einfluss in vielen afrikanischen Staaten ausgeweitet. Russische Paramilitärs spielen dabei eine Schlüsselrolle, wie das Beispiel Mali zeigt. «Wir wissen, dass die Russen heute die wichtigsten Partner der malischen Armee sind», sagt ein Goldhändler der Tuareg in der nordmalischen Stadt Gao. Man erkenne die russischen Kämpfer leicht an ihren Uniformen und Abzeichen und daran, dass die wenigsten Französisch sprächen. Der Kreml hat im letzten Jahrzehnt mit 43 afrikanischen Staaten Militärabkommen geschlossen. Er profitierte dabei vom schlechten Ruf des Westens. In unsicheren Sahelstaaten wie Mali ist die Verbitterung insbesondere gegenüber Frankreich gross. Russland inszeniert sich in Afrika gern als Gegenentwurf zu den alten Kolonialmächten. Doch selbstlos ist das russische Engagement nicht. Auch ist es begleitet vom Vorwurf schwerer Menschenrechtsverletzungen. Besonders im Fokus: die «Wagner»-Gruppe. Jewgeni Prigoschin, der berüchtigte Anführer dieser russischen Söldnertruppe, kam 2023 bei einem Flugzeugabsturz ums Leben, kurz nach seiner Rebellion gegen die russische Regierung. Der Kreml hat Prigoschins Imperium im Afrika seither direkt übernommen.

Juan Jesús Vallejo nos relata los fascinantes secretos y leyendas del desierto más grande del mundo: el Sáhara, con una extensión de nueve millones de kilómetros cuadrados. Este vasto mar de arena ha sido hogar de tribus envueltas en historias ancestrales,El Sáhara no solo es un lugar lleno de mitos, sino también la cuna de uno de los eventos históricos más importantes: la expansión del Islam.¡Descubre más sobre las leyendas, misterios y maravillas del Sáhara en este capítulo cargado de historia y fascinación!

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PREVIEW: MALI: RUSSIA: AL QAEDA: Conversation with colleague Bill Roggio re an ambush of Russian mercenaries, the Africa Corps (aka Wagner Group) by elements of the Tuareg-peopled Al Qaeda's JNIM in Mali. Many casualties and POWs. More tonight. 1888

The NYC group Zelenaya mixes traditional folk music with heavy metal in ways that are both surprising and convincing. Haunting three part harmonies, doom-laden guitars, pummeling drums – somehow it all comes together in Zelenaya's debut album, called simply, Folk Songs. The band has both confused and carried away audiences at campground diasporic folk festivals and at death metal shows; serving up music for those who are into Ukrainian choirs, Mussorgsky, math rock and Tuareg guitar bands, Black Sabbath, and Bolt Thrower. In what is likely the first instance of a blast beat and a wall of amps in the Soundcheck Studio, Zelenaya sculpts Eastern European folk tunes into doom metal-laden arrangements, sung in Ukrainian and Georgian, in-studio. (-John Schaefer/Caryn Havlik) Set list: 1. Hora Za Horoyu (Ukrainian) (Mountain Beyond Mountains) 2. Okro Mch'edelo (Georgian) (Goldsmith) 3. Oy Letilo Kupailo (Ukrainian) (Oh, Kupalo Flew)

The Tuareg singer and guitarist Mdou Moctar is from Niger, and his music career began with his songs being shared across mobile phone trading networks in West Africa. Now, as an ambassador of the Agadez sound, he plays his songs on the world's biggest music stages, including Coachella, and, coming soon, Bonnaroo and Glastonbury. Moctar and his band combine rock and psychedelia, often in the "Desert Blues" style of loping and sometimes accelerating threes. Mdou Moctar's latest album is called Funeral for Justice, and features his most fiery guitar playing yet. He and his band are here, to stretch out and play this perhaps trancey music for staying lifted, in-studio.  They play at Bowery Ballroom on June 25 and at Warsaw in Brooklyn on June 26.  1. Imouhar 2. Modern Slaves 3. Imajighen

What's a matriarchy? Documentarian Izzy Chan puts us up on game about what matriarchies actually are and what they're like, and reveals surprising facts about women-led societies.Remoy takes the mic this week to explore this system that is often viewed as a patriarchy with women in charge. Matriarchy, however, is far from that. Remoy makes the important note, which bears repeating, that most sources used to write this episode have the same patriarchal lens that we are trying to unMASK. We must always bear this in mind.Izzy talks us through the buzz words that describe women-led societies—what's matrilineal versus matrilocal versus matriarchal? Listen to find out!But there's a reason why Izzy only uses one of these terms, though. She shares her experience creating her documentary Matriarch and the feedback she's gotten.Izzy dispels the one-to-one comparison between patriarchy and matriarchy using facts from the societies she's exploring in Matriarch.What role do men play in a matriarchy?Izzy fascinates Remoy and Samantha with the way men leaders (and husbands) are picked in the matriarchies she's documenting.Roles were respected in a different way in matriarchies, a way that didn't require oppression or exploitation. So much to learn from this system…Why don't we hear that much about matriarchies? Besides separate efforts to undermine their existence and legitimacy, many of them have been overtaken by patriarchal settlers.Remoy talks us through a couple matriarchies from different corners of the world.First the Bijagos. Folks living in the Guinea Bissau archipelago were a matriarchy run by clan mothers. But this wasn't just patriarchy with women at the top. Listen to find out how the Bijagos ran their community.Then he comes to the Western hemisphere to present the Haudenosaunee, an indigenous group based in what is now Canada. Also a matriarchal and matrilineal community with mixed leadership, the Haudenosaunee is a longstanding group with community as one of its core values.Is it true that in some societies, women propose to men? Get ready to hear more excitement from Remoy than you've heard all year. Izzy paints a picture of the matriarchies and what it looks like to include all genders in leadership. She makes an important point about gender roles in matriarchies, which she credits to her advisor on Matriarch, a member of the Haudenosaunee tribe.Why are there so many matriarchies that no longer exist? Look no further than Western settler culture and colonialism. Guess how they proceeded?Quiz yourself on matriarchies with all the buzz words we give you this episode!HoyanehOrebokClan motherDatukRemoy gets just five questions to ask Izzy about matriarchy and gender. Izzy shines more light on one of patriarchy's running theme: control.Is it still a problem in matriarchy? We'll let you take a wild guess.She shares the most surprising things about matriarchy and checks all of us on the language that we use when talking about community.Izzy implores us to ask “Right for whom?!” when it comes to gender roles in any system.Izzy shares why it's important to study and document matriarchies. What can we learn from them?Would you move to a matriarchy for a year? Why or not?? Let us know!Referenced in this episode:The first look at Matriarch, Izzy Chan's upcoming documentary on matriarchal societies:Indonesia's MinangkabauKhasis: India's indigenous matrilineal societyIn Sahara Desert's Tuareg Tribe, Islamic Women Rule The RoostA look at the MosuoInformation about the Haudenosaunee from the HaudenosauneeSome history on the BijagosCOMPANION PIECES:We talked about community with Jeremy Herte of Let's Talk Bruh and started exploring patriarchy vs matriarchy in Let's Talk MASKulinity, BruhLearn more about matriarchies!

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People around the world are mourning the death of Alexei Navalny, Russia's leading opposition politician. Thousands of people came to his funeral in Moscow on Friday. Navalny died last month while being held in a remote Russian prison in the Arctic Circle. And, a team of scientists sought to find out how violence between rebel groups in Central African Republic has affected the country's mortality rate. They found that it's shaken the foundations of the country. Also, Iran is holding parliamentary elections this week but voter turnout is a major concern to its political leaders. Discontent is rampant in the country following years of protests and a struggling economy. Plus, the godfather of Tuareg desert blues.

We do Christmas shows different. Using ancient desert trade routes made famous by megarich kings, narcos, terrorists and arms traffickers have turned the Sahel region into one of the world's deadliest drug caravans. In recent years cigarette traders, Tuareg separatists and religious rebels have coalesced into a giant, lucrative underworld. Among its key players, one man stands out—and though his career path is about as apocryphal as the average midnight mass, his impact is no less huge. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices