Aminata Dramane Traoré (born 1947) is a

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an author, politician, and political activist. She served as the Minister of Culture and Tourism of Mali from 1997 to 2000 and also worked as coordinator of the

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. She is the current Coordinator of ''Forum pour l'autre Mali'' and Associate Coordinator of the International Network for Cultural Diversity and was elected to the board of the

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in July 2005. She is a member of the scientific committee of the ''Fundacion IDEAS'', Spain's Socialist Party's think tank.

Views

Traoré is a prominent critic of

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and the economic policies of the most developed nations. Specifically, she has voiced opposition to the Western countries' subsidization of their own cotton farmers, which leaves West African countries at a disadvantage in competing for space in Western markets. Traoré is one of the signatories, or members of the ''Group of Nineteen'', of the

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issued at the

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. She defended

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, the long-time president of neighbouring

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, saying his bad reputation as a dictator and his attempts at exterminating the

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from the

Fouta Djalon Fouta Djallon ( ff, 𞤊𞤵𞥅𞤼𞤢 𞤔𞤢𞤤𞤮𞥅, Fuuta Jaloo; ar, فوتا جالون) is a highland region in the center of Guinea, roughly corresponding with Middle Guinea, in West Africa. Etymology The Fulani people call the r ...

in Guinea were due to propaganda and misinformation.

Published works

* 1999 ''L'étau. L'Afrique dans un monde sans frontières''. Babel Actes Sud. * 2002 ''Le Viol de l'Imaginaire''. Fayard/Actes Sud. * 2005 ''Lettre au Président des Français à propos de la Côte d'Ivoire et de l'Afrique en général''. Fayard. * 2008 ''L'Afrique humiliée''. Fayard. * 2012 ''L'Afrique mutilée''. Taama Editions.

Awards

* 2004 - Prince Claus Cultural Award (Netherlands) * 1995 - Ciwara Prize of Excellence * 1996 - Knight of the

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* 2006 - Official of the National Order of Mali * 2008 - Commentator of the National Order of Mali

References

External links

Aminata Dramane Traoré. Une révoltée altermondialiste 21 mai 2008, Bamako Mali. (interview)
Sadou Yattara and Anne Perrin. Rapport Afrique de l’Ouest 2007–2008,

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. December 2008.
Aminata Traoré Interview
Politis.fr
Prince Claus Award 2004 summary
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