For anyone interested in international property issues, the NY Times reports on a conflict between subsistence farmers in Mali (who unkowningly don't have good title to the land they farm) and international agricultural investors:Across Africa and the developing world, a
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AFRIQUE : Résolution traditionnelle des conflits au Mali
Selon l’acception admise par la tradition malienne, le conflit se définit comme tout malentendu, opposition, détérioration ou rupture, intervenue dans les rapports individuels ou collectifs antérieurement normaux et paisibles. Pour qu’on puisse parler de conflit au sens strict il faudrait…
Drawing a Line Between Enduring Harm and Legitimate Fear
Adam Liptak writes, for the New York Times:When Alima Traore was a young girl in Mali, parts of her genitalia were cut off, which is the custom there.“In my country, usually there is an old lady who does circumcision,”…