Guinean born and Italian citizen, now retired from the UN, curates an online forum for “Association des victimes du Camp Boiro” for the 50 000 innocent Guinean and foreigners, victims of dictator Sékou Touré. Also a volunteer translator for Global Voices en français. Spoken languages: French, Italian, English, Spanish, Serb/Croatian, German, Fulani (mother tongue).
Latest posts by Abdoulaye Bah
Translator Profiles: For Yann Leymarie, the Values and Principles of Global Voices Reflect Who He Is and What He Does
This is part of our series on French translators at Global Voices. Yann Leymarie works in the protection of the oceans.
The Thiaroye Massacre of 1944, a Shameful Episode in the French Colonial Period in Africa
African soldiers, liberators of France, were massacred by France itself. These African servicemen, commonly known as the Senegalese Tirailleurs, had committed one crime: that of being African.
Ivory Coast: Challenges and opportunities in the IT sector
En Côte d'Ivoire, avec la pénétration rapide des nouvelles technologies de l'information et de la communication (NTIC), de nouveaux horizons s'ouvrent dans de nombreux domaines.
Marie Bohner: GV m'a donné confiance pour écrire
Etant née de mère française et de père allemand, Marie Bohner a grandi dans un milieu international et multilingue car elle a fait son éducation dans une filière internationale. Dès son jeune age, elle a eu des amis qui venaient de pays et d'horizons différents, qui arrivaient avec leur culture,...
10th Anniversary
As you can imagine, at this moment I am very busy with my activities to increase awareness of Guinean fellow bloggers about the reality and the seriousness of Ebola. Therefore, I will only copy and paste a passage from an interview I delivered to Davide Galati and translated by Louise...
