On a student grant, the bright 25-year-old Senegalese Malick Diop studied in Russia for two years before being deployed -under false pretenses- to the Ukrainian front. He is one of many foreign recruits used as cannon fodder by the Russian army.
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In a region fractured by jihadists and coups, Ségou’Art shows ‘we share our culture, even if politics divides us’. "This festival is like a library, a place and yearly event where we can share knowledge and dialogue about what matters to us", said Malian artist Abdoulaye Konaté.

Do you really know where the cocoa bar you're eating comes from? Smuggling, corruption and a complex network of intermediaries make it almost impossible to follow their trail. My piece and 📷 in El Pais