Here is a collection of links to various media from October 2023 that some of you might enjoy exploring:
(Sorry, I started collecting too much “news”, so it’s easier to share in one post 
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- “Mande Studies”, Volume 24 is out
- Lameen Souag on Bambara words in Gnawa music
- “Naamunaamuna” discussion on Twitter because of “hype man” of Haïdara
- Frédérick Madore’s Collections on Islam in West Africa: Basically all in French, but nonetheless potentially interesting for those interested in delving into thoughts and concerns of francophone Muslims in West Africa
- Podcast about Sékou Touré’s Regime via a first-hand participant
- Special “Cahiers d’Histoire” journal issue about “La Françafrique”
- “Cours de langue minute: Le malinké” — Short introduction to Maninkakan as spoke by Naminata from somewhere in Côte d’ivoire. Her Maninka is slightly different that the standard variety which is spoken in Guinea. It’s also not standard Ivoirian Jula either.
- New Transcription of an RFI segment about electricity problems in Senegal by Mali Pense
- Elara Bertho’s Thread about Artists that Investigate Postcolonial Relationships to French and the Detachment That It Imposes (a response to the Cité de la Langue Française)