Blog+from+Bamako

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=About= ===My name is Bruce Whitehouse. I am an anthropologist and have spent about five years in Mali, including most recently as a Fulbright Scholar in Bamako (August 2011 through June 2012). I consider Bamako a “budding metropolis” because, while it’s nowhere near as large as cities like Lagos, Kinshasa or Johannesburg, it is believed to have about two million inhabitants and to be Africa’s fastest-growing city. I created this blog in 2011 to describe some of the changes that have been taking place in Bamako, and some of the delights and challenges of living in this city. Since Mali’s political crisis began in early 2012 I’ve been writing about national-level issues as well. To learn more about my research and work as a professor of anthropology at Lehigh University, see my professional website.===

=BfB in the media= ===Since Mali’s political crisis erupted in March 2012, I’ve been contacted and quoted by journalists from various print, television and web outlets, including the Associated Press, France 24, Radio France International//, Time// magazine and the Voice of America. Below you can find links to some of the stories available online that refer to my analysis or to this blog.===
 * 2013**
 * **Associated Press**, July 22: “In Mali, Glitches Threaten Legitimacy of Election“
 * **Radio Canada**, July 10: “La légitimité des élections au Mali“
 * **AllAfrica.com**, April 19: “‘The Power Is in the Street’ – the Context of State Failure in Mali” (originally on the blog Africa Demos Forum)
 * **Radio France International**, April 11: “French intervention in northern Mali enters fourth month”
 * **France 24**, April 10: “The Interview: Bruce Whitehouse, Mali specialist” (English version, click here for French version)
 * **//Christian Science Monitor//**, April 9: “In Mali, a war ends but instability lingers”
 * **France24.com**, March 22: “Mali’s stability still at stake a year after coup”
 * **Africa Past and Present** (podcast), “Conflict in Mali” (discussion with Peter Alegi and retired US Ambassador to Mali Vicki Huddleston)
 * **The Two-Way** (National Public Radio blog), March 12: “Outrage Builds Over Publisher’s Arrest in Mali; Media Falls Silent”
 * **WDIY**, March 4: Lehigh Valley Arts Salon (interview by public radio program)
 * **Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung**, Feb. 13: “Zauberkräfte der Jäger” (Magic Powers of the Hunter, discussing my analysis of Capt. Amadou Sanogo’s public image)
 * **Mediapart**, January 25: “Mali: comment reconstruire une classe politique totalement discréditée?” (subscriber access only)
 * **All Things Considered** (NPR), January 23: “Nomadic ‘Blue Men’ of Sahara Receive New Attention with Mali Fighting”
 * **//The Guardian//** (UK), January 19: “Terrorism is just one of many scourges to beset the people of Mali for decades”
 * **France24.com**, January 17: “Is Mali’s Captain Sanogo losing control of the ship?”
 * //**The Star**// (Toronto), January 16: “Mali conflict spills into Algeria as foreigners taken hostage”
 * **Global Post**, January 16: “French President Francois Hollande faces a potential quagmire”
 * **CBS News**, January 16: “Terrorists, guns, and cocaine: Why northern Mali matters”