Malians keep culture alive during the Covid-19 pandemic

At a time when humanity has lost nearly one million people to COVID-19, one sector is holding its breath: culture. Cinemas, theatres, museums, opera houses and festivals remain closed. Artists, entertainment workers and industry professionals are caught between dismay and resilience while trying to create innovative solutions to prevent the complete disappearance of their industry. COVID-19 struck the world like a death knell, and no sector of Mali’s economy has been spared by the various measures imposed since the beginning of the pandemic. Read our article here.