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Documenting African nomads

WEST AFRICA – Probably few people outside West Africa know about the Fulani people and even fewer white people – except Salemite Christoph Herby – can speak Fulfulde. In January, Herby and his Fulani friend will begin wandering across the bulge of Africa to document the lives of nomadic Fulani herders. He and his... »

Glenvar grad travels to Mali to help with mission

SALEM – Gregory Irby barely knew where Mali was before he went there. But the Islamic country in West Africa’s bulge – which was formerly known as the French Sudan – made a lasting impression on him when he traveled there earlier this month to help a friend scout the area for future mission... »