Welcoming Boubacar Traore to my family (of sheep)

After an extended period of mourning following the death of Maimouna – have I shared that yet? Maimouna died. When I asked my partner Arouna what killed her, he said “fresh air.” Well, he said “fraicheur,” a French word that can refer to...

A Photo Essay: Bamako Taxi Interiors

I could easily make an entire blog of bamako taxi interiors. I could do the same for West African barbershops, minibus proverbs, and dibiterie sheep drawings. But, you have to start somewhere. Every now and then, you will come across a taxi interior in Bamako that is...