http://www.einnews.com/mali/newsfeed-mali-natural-disastersConstantly updated news and information about world affairs. http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=180217043 25 Jul 2008 19:30 GMT ... they meet local musicians, perform for the Malian people and discover how powerfully exotic -- ... up and the way the nomads of Mali live. When they get to the 'Festival ... this is under threat, from state persecution, drought and the steady encroachment of the Sarahan ... http://www.einnews.com/news.php?wid=179796184 23 Jul 2008 04:50 GMT ... in Cotonou, Benin. The Inter-State Committee for Drought Control in the Sahel region is said ... from the arid nations of Burkina Faso, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria and Senegal to launch ...