Alaska to Timbuktu: Myth and Reality from Far Away Places

From here to Timbuktu… we’ve all heard the phrase but how much do we really know about this legendary city? 30 years of travel in West Africa has left Dr. Peter Chilson with a wealth of insight on the area. Join AKWorld in a thrilling conversation about West African developments over the years and find out how Timbuktu came to symbolize the blank spaces of our imagination. Peter Chilson will be joined by guest speaker, ?El Hadj Djitteye, Program Manager for the Conflict Stability and Security Fund at the British Embassy in Mali.