By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bamada.net
Namory Keïta, aged 114 and described as the oldest resident of Bamako District, was honoured alongside Diomakan Konaté, 109, the oldest resident of the second district. The distinction was part of the 31st edition of Mali’s Month of Solidarity and the Fight against Exclusion, according to Bamada.net.
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Malian President Alpha Oumar Konaré launched October as a month dedicated to solidarity and the fight against exclusion in 1995. The government officially institutionalised it through Decree No. 01-468 of 27 September 2001, an initiative that broadened the actions and groups involved, according to Bamada.net.
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FC Diarra host Togo’s ASKO in Bamako for the first leg of the second preliminary round of the CAF Confederation Cup. The teams’ line-ups have been announced ahead of the match, which could bring the Malian club closer to its first continental group-stage appearance, Africatopsports reports.
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The Malian film “Les larmes du pagne”, directed by Tabah Keita, won the Fiction Grand Prix at the Cedar Universal International Short Film Festival in Ifrane, Morocco. The 27th edition, held from 8 to 11 October, also recognised works from Mauritania, France, Syria and other countries, according to the organisers.
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In Bamako, the family of Malian businessman Seydou Maka Diallo celebrated 13 unions at a ceremony presented as the “Global Wedding of the Diallo Family”. The event also drew attention for the gifts and spending announced, and has revived discussion about displays of wealth and traditions of generosity, according to Mali Actu.
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Displaced Malians organise patrols after a series of theftsCommunities in Gao, Macina and Bankass are organising night patrols after equipment, water pumps and livestock were stolen from sites hosting displaced people and refugees. Local leaders are asking the authorities for more resources, while some community initiatives are already helping to monitor facilities, according to Studio Tamani.
Lagos prepares roadmap to improve schoolsThe Lagos State government wants to strengthen quality control in schools to improve teaching and pupils’ results. At a round table held on 20 October, Basic and Secondary Education Commissioner Jamiu Tolani Alli-Balogun announced a roadmap with measurable targets, reports Pmnewsnigeria.The week in Africa
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