Kounfabo FM Soli

Radio Kounfabo FM 98.1MHz: Ein Community Radio für Kéniéba

  • A radio against extractivism

    A radio against extractivism

    French audio:

    In the rural Malian commune of Faléa, a uranium mine is to be built, and along the Falémé River, raw materials are being ruthlessly extracted, polluting the river with mercury, cyanide and other environmentally harmful chemicals. The Solidarity Action Association FALEA of the 21 villages, which has also successfully opposed the opening of the uranium mine to date, provides information on the consequences of environmental pollution caused by resource extraction. To this end, they have been running a community radio station in Faléa since 2011. But extractivism is based on joint ventures with international companies, and takes place in a geopolitical situation where Mali is not only in a security crisis, but also in a territorial, political, institutional, economic and social crisis. At Radiocamp 2024, Nouhoum Keita spoke about the current situation, the different contexts and the plan to strengthen the debate on the spot with another radio station in Kéniéba and to set up a radio solidarity network to Europe along the raw materials supply chains.

  • A community radio station for Kéniéba in Mali

    We want to help make a new community radio station in Mali possible with “Radio Kounfabo FM 98.1MHz”. The aim of the radio is to enable the inhabitants to make radio themselves in order to make their voices heard, to inform each other and to promote the exchange of opinions. The radio project aims to raise awareness of the environment, biodiversity, climate change, health and democratic participation as well as the multi-ethnic heritage of the various communities in the region.

    Kéniéba, where the radio is to go into operation, is located in the southwest of Mali. It is a region where uncontrolled mining, especially for gold, and the industry needed for it is causing large-scale environmental destruction. The radio would reach all 150,000 to 200,000 inhabitants, but also migrant workers from the mines, and empower the affected communities to talk about the environmental damage and stand up for their rights and the protection of their environment.

    We are a small group of people who see this project as an important expression of an emancipatory perspective for the local people and want to support it with our funds from Europe. You are welcome to help us and support our work.