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Amadou Bagayoko (1954-2025), Malian guitarist, singer and composer of the famed ... 500 news and information items daily from over 110 African news organizations and our own reporters to an ...

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A militant leader from Mali championed a rock band and helped write a hit song before leading an Islamist army that killed tens of thousands.