Mali: the nation's tribute to IBK Mali: the nation's tribute to IBK

Mali: the nation's tribute to IBK

Mali: the nation's tribute to IBK  Mali paid a last tribute on Friday to Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who died on January 16 at the age of 76.  The former president ousted from power on August 18, 2020 by soldiers led by Colonel Assimi Goïta was entitled to the tributes of the nation in a military camp in the Malian capital.  After leaving power, he saw the negotiations… The situations that were getting more complicated, that must have saddened him a lot. And he left a bit with his sorrows in his heart. A country that loved him and that is sinking with these sanctions that have just been taken against us ,” said Jean Zerbo , Archbishop of Bamako.  Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, led Mali led Mali from 2013 to 2020. He did everything so that the authorities of the transition could benefit from all possible support for the people of Mali, for Mali, for the continuation of the work he has undertaken for our country. " declared Boukary Treta , President of the Rally for Mali .  It is in his residence in Bamako that the former president will rest for eternity. The big Malinké that you were could have a heart of volcano, but you never held grudges and you did not know how to hate. ", thus expressed Boubacar Keïta , son of the ex-president.  A three-day national mourning in honor of the ex-president was decreed from Friday.

Mali: the nation's tribute to IBK


Mali paid a last tribute on Friday to Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, who died on January 16 at the age of 76.

The former president ousted from power on August 18, 2020 by soldiers led by Colonel Assimi Goïta was entitled to the tributes of the nation in a military camp in the Malian capital.

After leaving power, he saw the negotiations… The situations that were getting more complicated, that must have saddened him a lot. And he left a bit with his sorrows in his heart. A country that loved him and that is sinking with these sanctions that have just been taken against us ,” said Jean Zerbo , Archbishop of Bamako.

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, led Mali led Mali from 2013 to 2020.
He did everything so that the authorities of the transition could benefit from all possible support for the people of Mali, for Mali, for the continuation of the work he has undertaken for our country. " declared Boukary Treta , President of the Rally for Mali .

It is in his residence in Bamako that the former president will rest for eternity.
The big Malinké that you were could have a heart of volcano, but you never held grudges and you did not know how to hate. ", thus expressed Boubacar Keïta , son of the ex-president.

A three-day national mourning in honor of the ex-president was decreed from Friday.


Madagascar: aid for flood victims is organized  The Malagasy still have their feet in the water after the floods caused by torrential rains that fell on the capital Antananarivo.  At least ten people were killed according to the provisional toll communicated by the country's National Office for Disaster Risk Management. While 500 people were forced to leave their homes.  The power is out in this area, we have to deal with power cuts and floods. We are never quiet when we also have to go to work. Children must go to school. Everyone is affected, not just my house, but all the houses in the neighborhood. ", Pierre Michel Rakotoson , resident of Antananarivo.  The momentum of solidarity is organized while around twenty districts around the capital, which has 1.3 million inhabitants, are on red alert. We have set up the first sites to receive the victims, and it is the municipality that will be responsible for taking care of them. These are mainly the 2nd arrondissement, the 3rd arrondissement, the 4th arrondissement and the 6th arrondissement. We call on all the victims to leave their homes and go to the accommodation sites ,” explains Andriamanday Naina , second deputy mayor of the Malagasy capital.  In 2018, the country suffered a double whammy with Cyclone Ava which killed 51 people in January and Tropical Storm Eliakim which claimed 20 lives two months later.

Madagascar: aid for flood victims is organized


The Malagasy still have their feet in the water after the floods caused by torrential rains that fell on the capital Antananarivo.

At least ten people were killed according to the provisional toll communicated by the country's National Office for Disaster Risk Management. While 500 people were forced to leave their homes.

The power is out in this area, we have to deal with power cuts and floods. We are never quiet when we also have to go to work. Children must go to school. Everyone is affected, not just my house, but all the houses in the neighborhood. ", Pierre Michel Rakotoson , resident of Antananarivo.

The momentum of solidarity is organized while around twenty districts around the capital, which has 1.3 million inhabitants, are on red alert.
We have set up the first sites to receive the victims, and it is the municipality that will be responsible for taking care of them. These are mainly the 2nd arrondissement, the 3rd arrondissement, the 4th arrondissement and the 6th arrondissement. We call on all the victims to leave their homes and go to the accommodation sites ,” explains Andriamanday Naina , second deputy mayor of the Malagasy capital.

In 2018, the country suffered a double whammy with Cyclone Ava which killed 51 people in January and Tropical Storm Eliakim which claimed 20 lives two months later.


Lazare Eloundou, the first African to head UNESCO World Heritage  We talk about the preservation of African heritage with Lazare Eloundou Assomo, new director of UNESCO World Heritage. Bridget Ugwe, Africanews: For those who are not necessarily familiar with the institution, can you explain to us what, concretely, consists of your mission within UNESCO?  Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director of World Heritage at UNESCO: My mission as Director of World Heritage at UNESCO is first to encourage countries around the world to identify the sites located on their territory in order to propose them for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List. Another of my missions is to encourage international cooperation in the field of the preservation of existing cultural and natural sites, so that these sites play a role in the development of different countries and in the recognition of their cultural diversity. Finally, we also help countries that do not have the means to preserve their sites by providing them with assistance which can be technical as well as financial.  The announcement of your appointment was very well received, particularly on the African continent. You are indeed the first African to take the reins of UNESCO World Heritage. You have been working in the field on restoration and rehabilitation missions for 21 years. Your first steps took you to South Africa. You were then a young architect. You had an encounter that marked you. Can you tell us?  I went to South Africa precisely to help the South African government build one million homes for the people of the Townships. It was just after the elections, independence, etc With my colleagues, we wanted to give South Africans the opportunity to build their own homes, offering them both training and contract opportunities.  It reached the ears of President Nelson Mandela, who then did me the honor of coming to visit the construction sites that I was managing and with whom I had an extraordinary time! I discovered a man of incredible humility! I think that when you live an experience like this, it guides you for the rest of your professional life. Thank you very much.  In 2003, you joined Unesco and contributed to the creation of the African World Heritage Fund. Is it one of your battles to correct this lack of representation of the African continent in World Heritage?  The representativeness of all the World Heritage sites, of all the regions of the world is very important, especially for Africa which we know as being the cradle of humanity, with its very important specificities whether we are East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa or Southern Africa. Today, the World Heritage List includes many African sites.  But of the 1,154 World Heritage sites, less than ten percent are in Africa! And I join the Director General of Unesco, Ms. Audrey Azoulay, in saying that we need to make a little more room for Africa. We will work in this direction with African governments to identify more sites deserving of their inscription and their recognition as World Heritage.  What major projects await you? This year, in 2022, we are celebrating 50 years of the World Heritage Convention. We will take stock of all the great achievements of the past fifty years, and see how we plan for the next 50 years, so that World Heritage continues to play its role for international cooperation, the preservation of peace and the fight against all the global challenges facing the planet.  On ecological and environmental issues, we will work to reduce the effects of climate change on World Heritage sites. We see it today all over the world the rising waters, coastal erosion, forest fires all these disasters mean that if we do not act, the World Heritage sites will disappear! But we know that they are very important because they are references to the history of different peoples and their greatness.  Finally, we will continue to work on the protection of cultural heritage in the face of such destructive armed conflicts. These are some of the projects, and there are many, on which we are going to work, together, with all the governments.


Lazare Eloundou, the first African to head UNESCO World Heritage


We talk about the preservation of African heritage with Lazare Eloundou Assomo, new director of UNESCO World Heritage.

Bridget Ugwe, Africanews: For those who are not necessarily familiar with the institution, can you explain to us what, concretely, consists of your mission within UNESCO?

Lazare Eloundou Assomo, Director of World Heritage at UNESCO: My mission as Director of World Heritage at UNESCO is first to encourage countries around the world to identify the sites located on their territory in order to propose them for inclusion on the UNESCO World Heritage List.
Another of my missions is to encourage international cooperation in the field of the preservation of existing cultural and natural sites, so that these sites play a role in the development of different countries and in the recognition of their cultural diversity.
Finally, we also help countries that do not have the means to preserve their sites by providing them with assistance which can be technical as well as financial.

The announcement of your appointment was very well received, particularly on the African continent. You are indeed the first African to take the reins of UNESCO World Heritage. You have been working in the field on restoration and rehabilitation missions for 21 years. Your first steps took you to South Africa. You were then a young architect. You had an encounter that marked you. Can you tell us?

I went to South Africa precisely to help the South African government build one million homes for the people of the Townships. It was just after the elections, independence, etc With my colleagues, we wanted to give South Africans the opportunity to build their own homes, offering them both training and contract opportunities.

It reached the ears of President Nelson Mandela, who then did me the honor of coming to visit the construction sites that I was managing and with whom I had an extraordinary time! I discovered a man of incredible humility!
I think that when you live an experience like this, it guides you for the rest of your professional life. Thank you very much.

In 2003, you joined Unesco and contributed to the creation of the African World Heritage Fund. Is it one of your battles to correct this lack of representation of the African continent in World Heritage?

The representativeness of all the World Heritage sites, of all the regions of the world is very important, especially for Africa which we know as being the cradle of humanity, with its very important specificities whether we are East Africa, West Africa, Central Africa or Southern Africa.
Today, the World Heritage List includes many African sites.

But of the 1,154 World Heritage sites, less than ten percent are in Africa!
And I join the Director General of Unesco, Ms. Audrey Azoulay, in saying that we need to make a little more room for Africa. We will work in this direction with African governments to identify more sites deserving of their inscription and their recognition as World Heritage.

What major projects await you?
This year, in 2022, we are celebrating 50 years of the World Heritage Convention. We will take stock of all the great achievements of the past fifty years, and see how we plan for the next 50 years, so that World Heritage continues to play its role for international cooperation, the preservation of peace and the fight against all the global challenges facing the planet.

On ecological and environmental issues, we will work to reduce the effects of climate change on World Heritage sites. We see it today all over the world the rising waters, coastal erosion, forest fires all these disasters mean that if we do not act, the World Heritage sites will disappear! But we know that they are very important because they are references to the history of different peoples and their greatness.

Finally, we will continue to work on the protection of cultural heritage in the face of such destructive armed conflicts.
These are some of the projects, and there are many, on which we are going to work, together, with all the governments.

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