Seton Hall Graduate Degree in International Affairs

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Tanya Bindra

Tanya Bindra is a freelance documentary photographer and writer based in Bamako, Mali. Her work has been published in such newspapers and magazines as Libération, Le Monde and Jeune Afrique, as well as on global news Web sites such as The New York Times, BBC, The Guardian and Al Jazeera. Bindra is a graduate of McGill University.

OPINIONS

The Real Test of Mali? Holding a Presidential Election in July

Opinion by Tanya Bindra
• June 18, 2013

BAMAKO, Mali — Here in the capital, far from the fight against the Al Qaeda-linked Islamist militants in the north of the country, people are still overwhelmingly supportive of the French military intervention, which began early this year to…

Categories: Africa, Governance, Humanitarian Aid, OPINIONS, Peace and Security

The Hunger Lines Just Keep Growing in the Sahel

Tanya Bindra
• October 5, 2012

GUIDAN ROUMDJI, Niger — Her food reserves have almost run out, but Tini Kane, 50 years old and widowed three times, must feed all 23 members of her family. Like many other Nigerien farmers, she sold her precious goats…