An anti-war song from Mali as French troops depart

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Mali’s legendary Oumou Sangaré put out her first album in five years earlier this year, and host Marco Werman spins a track from it, “Kele Magni,” which means “war is bad.” It’s a relevant thought this week, as the last French troops depart the country after a nine-year mission fighting insurgents in the Sahel.

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