Families walk up to 30 miles a day searching for water. Children have little to no time for education. Parents migrate to neighboring countries to look for a livelihood. The NGO Amman Imman is Read more…
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Conférence d’Ariane Kirtley et Aissa Maiga sur l’Eau, le 19 mars a 19h
Florence Berthout, Maire du 5e Arrondissement, vous invitent à la conférence: le 19 mars a 19h Salle Pierrotet A l’occasion du vernissage de son exposition photographique “Portrait de Résilience : les Peuples du Sahel face Read more…
Interview: Migrants Abandoned in Searing Sahara
(June 29, 2018) Ariane speaks with Meteorologist Kait Parker of the Weather Channel about the worldwide migration crisis. In June, Algeria abandoned 13,000 migrants in the Sahara desert, forcing men, women and children to walk in blistering Read more…
Interview on En Sol Majeur: Le Fil d’Ariane
(May 19, 2018) Journalist Yasmine Chouaki uses sound and music to creatively reveal the personality, aspirations and work of guests on her radio show En Sol Majeur, aired twice weekly on RFI Radio France. This Read more…
Un beau fil d’or entre Ariane Kirtley et… vous
(May 23, 2018) Ariane shares a couple of stories with Yasmine Chouaki on En Sol Majeur. Video in French:
Interview: Climate Change and Illegal Migration
(May 3, 2018) RFI’s Alison Hird interviews Ariane Kirtley on RFI Radio English. You can also listen on Soundcloud. Read more…
"The Interview" on France 24 English
(February 9, 2018) Ariane discusses the impact of climate change on local communities and cultures in Niger and Mali with Armen Georgian.
“Tuaregs have a matriarchal culture and women used to have a lot more power,” she says. “But as young Tuareg men come back from Libya or Nigeria with a more extreme viewpoint on Islam, women are being cloistered.” Read more…
Interview: Le manque d’eau favorise tous les trafics
(February 5, 2018) In the desertic Azawak region of Niger and Mali, the rains have drastically decreased. Twenty years ago the season lasted 5 months. Now, rain falls for one or two months. Read more…