Conflict Hurts Mali's Tourism Industry — VOA Learning English
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Kola Bah used to earn money as a guide in Mali’s historic city of Djenné, once a center of Islamic learning.
The city is known for its large Grand Mosque of Djenné. The religious center has been on the UNESCO World Heritage in Danger list since 2016.
The world’s largest mud-brick building used to draw tens of thousands of visitors to central Mali every year. Now, the structure is threatened by conflict between rebels, government forces and other groups.
Bah says the money he used to earn was enough to support his family, which now includes nine children, and to pay for a small group of cattle.
But now, few visitors come to the city. Bah has been largely out of work. When he needs money, he…
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