| Your followers were in control for a time in Mopti and Bamako, but they're falling away because of lack of direction. |
| That strong sense of inclusiveness and purpose among those at Embassy Bamako can really bring out the best in a Foreign Service tour. |
| Aboubakar Fofana, a Malian artist who divides his time between Paris and Bamako, creates indigo textiles made from handspun cotton and linen. |
| A subsequent coup in the Malian capital Bamako led to chaos, and Al-Qaeda-linked Islamist extremists overpowered the Tuaregs to seize control of Mali's northern half. |
| At least eight revellers were injured at La Terrasse bar in the West African country's capital Bamako. |
| The road will be the first and only paved link between the capital Bamako and Timbuktu. |
