Thousands of Malians are grappling with the sudden loss of a transformative literacy initiative following significant funding cuts by the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID).

A USAID-funded project called 'Shifin ni Tagne' aimed to empower 20,000 young Malians through literacy and vocational ...

Backed by $25 million in funding from the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, over five years, the project ...

MOUNTOUGOULA, Mali — For Aminata Doumbia, an 18-year-old Malian, the “Shifin ni Tagne” project was a path for her life dreams ...

In Mali, USAID funding cuts hit a local language learning program that empowered thousands Mercury fuels gold mining in Senegal. And it’s poisoning the people who use it 2 activists who criticized ...

Contemporary scholars consider Timbuktu’s Arabic-language manuscripts to be among ... aspired to create an independent state in northern Mali—allied with Islamic militants.

The language shift is part of Niger’s new Refoundation Charter, which also cements General Tiani’s rule for a 60-month transition period. Niger joins Mali and Burkina Faso in distancing from France, ...

Rabat – Algeria continues to flare controversy after it announced the closure of its airspace to all flights to and from Mali, citing repeated drone incursions from its southern neighbor.

Ostensibly meant to foster greater cooperation between Francophone countries, the three countries allege that the International Organization of La Francophonie has become “a remote-controlled ...

Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, which organises the event as part of its mission to celebrate French language ...

Burkina Faso and Mali were also suspended following their ... in accordance with its main mission of promoting the French language and cultural and linguistic diversity. The theme for this year ...

Mali and Burkina Faso have this week announced their withdrawal from the International Organisation of Francophonie, which organises the event as part of its mission to celebrate French language ...