PaseA 6_______________________________________________ (o u n tr ie fi o f A fr ic a |Jo rtlau ò O bserver________________ August 4. 2004 Mali: Land of Ancient Kingdoms and Empires began depleting M ali’s natural resources w hile kidnap ping hundreds o f thousands o f A fricans to be sold into R on W kblk T he P ortland O bserver bv slavery. T hose left in the co u n try becam e eith er T his large W estern A frican country is surrounded becam e F rench subjects, forced to pay heavy taxes or by nine other A frican nations, leaving it with no ocean slaves under the lash, working for nothing. The first half access. W ith its m assive resources in gold, Mali once o f the twentieth century saw many attem pted revolts. could have been the richest o f A frican countries. Although they were unsuccessful, the cost to defend H ow ever, greedy E uropeans from France forced its their colony that was so far away began becom ing a inhabitants to survive by fanning. W hile French nobles terrible financial burden on France. M ali’s plights began entertained them selves with fortunes from the gold to draw international attention during the early second and slave m arket, M ali’s inhabitants starved through half o f the twentieth century and France began to feel the droughts and harsh grow ing seasons. A lthough this pressure from both inside their colony and from around country is rich in natural history and once was rich in the world to give Mali its independence. Finally on Sept. natural resources, today it is one o f the poorest areas 22, 1962 the country gained its freedom. However, o f the w orld. Due to serious problem s w ith internal massive droughts from 1968-1974 nearly caused a total political battles, ongoing poverty, and m ounting health financial collapse o f the country. Fortunately, Eastern issues such as A ID S, hope for the younger genera and W estern nation stepped in to help. tions appear grim . T oday, the U nited States, as well as Today, Mali is p rim a rily a F re n ch -sp ea k in g n atio n other countries around the w orld send aid in money, o f o v e r ten m illio n p eo p le. Its n atu ral reso u rce s food, clothing, and m edicine for inhabitants o f Mali. to d ay in clu d e fish, g o ld , salt, lim esto n e, u ran iu m , C enturies before the days o f Christ, hunters roam ed ire o re, m an g an e se, tin, an d co p p e r d ep o sits. F a rm the lush and green northern regions o f this nation. By ing c o n s is ts o f c o tto n , m ille t, ric e , c o rn , v e g the eleventh century, how ever, M uslim raiders from etab le s, p ea n u ts, c a ttle , sh eep an d g o ats. C o tto n , northern regions had overcom e the early pagan A fri g o ld , an d liv e sto c k are th e p rim a ry e x p o rts. A s cans, converting indigenous peoples to Islam. For m uch o f A frica is still d ren c h ed in p o v erty , in te r hundreds more years, ruthless leaders fought to co n c o u n try w ars, an d h e a lth c rise s, E u ro p e a n and trol over this desired North A frican region w ith all its W estern n atio n s c o n tin u e to h elp w ith p ea ce su m natural resources. A long with the m ining o f gold, and m its, m o n ey , fo o d , an d h ea lth c a re . W h ile the farm ing in the fertile countryside, the desert country p o ssib ilitie s fo r su c ce ssfu l d e m o c ra c ie s th ro u g h held rich salt m ines. D uring the early 1800s, European o u t A fric a an d the M id d le E ast a re sm all, w o rld countries, eager to expand began to take notice o f all lead ers are h o p efu l th at the fin an c ial an d p o litical that A frica had to offer. N ative inhabitants o f both co n d itio n s in M ali an d o th e r A frican n atio n s w ill continents w ould soon succum b to w ell-equipped g ra d u a lly im p ro v e. T h e goal o f in te rn atio n a l e c o n o E uropean arm ies. In 1855 the French w ould build a m ists is th at A frica w ill o n e d ay sta n d on its ow n site on the fam ed Senegal River at the w est end o f Mali. again. It w as not long before France ruled the country and _____________THE_____________ SPINACOLUMN School Supplies Assistance Sending kids back to school with confidence T h ro u g h o u t the m onth o f A u seek in g a ssista n ce m ust q u alify gust, the S alvation A rm y w ill be and p re-re g iste r at th e ir local c o lle c tin g sc h o o lsu p p lie sto d is- office. tribute to lo w -in co m e fam ilies. Y our tax-deductible donation T he P roject B ack to S chool p ro o f $26 will provide a child w ith a gram has p ro v id ed school su p new backpack filled with grade- p lies, b ack p ack s, haircu ts, and level school supplies. 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