In 2019 I pleasantly discovered that the city had recently put into place a new public bus system. Colloquially the buses carry the same name as the institution responsible for setting them up and running them: SOTRACO (Société de transport en commun — literally, ‘Public Transport Company’).
Read moreWhat is market day in a West African village like?
In the most recent episode of Na baro kè, I chatted with buyers and sellers in my former Peace Corps village in Burkina Faso to get a sense of the activities and culture that go along with market day…
Read moreMy Interview on RFI Mandenkan
I was recently interviewed by RFI Mandenkan regarding both An ka taa and my work as a researcher for the Ajami Lab at the University of Hamburg.
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