00:00Renowned Nigerian designer Alfadi, known as the magician of the desert, returned to his birthplace of Timbuktu this week with a mission that goes beyond fashion, to promote peace and unity in a region scarred by conflict.
00:15Through his initiative, La Caravane Alfadi, the 68-year-old, staged a colorful runway show. Modernity is not only in Paris, not only in New York, not only in Japan. Modernity is also here at home, understanding peace between us.
00:33La Caravane Alfadi, who was born in Timbuktu before moving to Niger, urged Malians abroad to reconnect with their roots and help rebuild their homeland.
00:45Let us all come. All those born in Timbuktu, return to your homeland, return to your hometown to work and show that this city is a great place.
01:02This city is magical.
01:12Local officials held the event as a powerful symbol of hope.
01:23The Alfadi caravan fits in with our project, which is the rebirth of peace and the development of Timbuktu,
01:30because it is a caravan of peace and unity. It is a caravan that calls for social cohesion and a caravan that calls for living together.
01:37That is why we decided to bring this caravan to Timbuktu.
01:42Amid ongoing insecurity in Northern Mali, Alfadi's message of reconciliation and pride resonated deeply.
01:50That is why the Trigach raslight resonated deeply.
01:51Breaking the
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