Ag Zeini Mohamed is 115-year-old. A native of Ansogo, a district in Northern Mali’s Gao region, he fought for the French Army during the Second World War. After that he was involved in conflicts worldwide, including those in Indochina and Biafra. In 38 years of military service, this centenarian — who presents himself as the memory bank of six Malian generations — has travelled much of the world. He also lived in Togo and Ghana, before settling in Burkina Faso. In 2017, he received help from IOM to finally return home through the EU-IOM Joint Initiative for Migrant Protection and Reintegration.
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