Malian villagers battle sands after lake dries

Since Lake Faguibine in northern Mali dried up, communities on its parched shores have had to defend their homes from encroaching sand dunes, while finding new ways to scratch a living from the degraded soil. SUBSCRIBE WEBSITE TELEGRAM t. me, straitstimes FACEBOOK TIKTOK INSTAGRAM TWITTER PODCASTS The Straits Times, the English flagship daily of SPH, has been serving readers for more than a century. Launched on July 15, 1845, its comprehensive coverage of world news, East Asian news, Southeast Asian news, home news, sports news, financial news and lifestyle updates makes The Straits Times the mostread newspaper in Singapore.