The Race for Energy Resources in Africa

How to ensure Environmental, Social and Democratic Standards. A Pluridisciplinary Research Project in Faléa, Mali, in Search of University Partnerships Background The rural community of Faléa is located in the south-western part of Mali. Its population, some 17,000 inhabitants spread over 21 villages, extends over 400 km2 bordering Guinea-Conakry in the south and Senegal in the west. The Faléa area is shared between four ethnic groups, namely the Dialonké, the Malinké, the Fula (Peul) and the Diakhanké. Economic activity centres on small-scale and subsistence production such as agriculture, pastoral farming, fishing, hunting and arts and crafts. Life in the Faléa community was socially peaceful and in balance with nature. Original Author:  Professor Many CAMARA, Universität von Mali, Bamako