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Silver Oasis: A Project of Hope for Mohamed and His Tuareg Community

23/10/2024, Luca Iotti

In the heart of the desert, where sand meets the horizon and life seems suspended between past and present, there exists a story of resilience and hope. This is the story of Mohamed Ag Abasse, a man who lost everything but not his dignity and his desire for redemption. His story intertwines with the harsh […]

The School of the Stars

13/09/2024, Redazione BnD

Once upon a time, there was a village in Niger, right in the Nigerien DES-ERT, precisely in Takoukoute. Mohammed, Adija, Ghalissn, Ghaicha, Fatima, and all the other children of the village would go every day to their small red-brick school, where with great passion, the teacher Abdourahmane taught them to write and count. At night, […]

From Ukraine to the Sahara: new and unexpected alliances

06/08/2024, Luca Iotti

Kyiv is accused of providing support to Tuareg militias against the Russian Wagner “security forces” hired by the Malian government. In the heart of the Sahara, an intricate mosaic of international tensions is being painted in increasingly dark hues. A recent armed clash in the remote locality of Tinzaouaten, in the Kidal region on the […]

Between coups d’état and terrorism

17/01/2024, Redazione BnD

In recent years, various coups have shaken Sahelian Africa, particularly the west-central Sahel.

Mussa who returned to the desert

06/12/2023, Luca Iotti

The silent protagonist of this story is Mussa, a Tuareg, who, moved by a great love for his people, with courage and determination, decides to create better living conditions for his community. Children in the Desert meets him, listens to his dream and decides to support its realization. In 2011 Mussa fled war-torn Libya. He […]