On the 24th of December a four page newspaper about the caravan was attached to the daily left-liberal newspaper “taz” in Germany. The translation of the articles one can find here – togehter with a pdf-version of the newspaper itself.

At the occasion of the Annual General Meeting of the “Malian Association of Deportees” (AME) in Bamako on 23 & 24 October this year, several Malian activists gave short statements explaining why their groups are participating in the Bamako-Dakar caravan.

In the everyday communication in numerous countries in Africa mainly african respective local languages are spoken – and this is only partly due to the fact, that many people have learned not more than the essentials of the former colonial languages. In Mali, for example, most people speak bambara.

In the everyday communication in numerous countries in Africa mainly african respective local languages are spoken – and this is only partly due to the fact, that many people have learned not more than the essentials of the former colonial languages. In Senegal, for example, wolof is the most used language.

In June 2010 already, the “Malian Association of Deportees” (AME) invited the European part of Afrique-Europe-Interact to come and participate in their Annual General Meeting in Bamako on 23 & 24 October with a small delegation.