{"id":19710,"date":"2026-02-04T10:01:34","date_gmt":"2026-02-04T10:01:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/youssouf-traore\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T15:05:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T15:05:02","slug":"youssouf-traore","status":"publish","type":"storiesprojects","link":"https:\/\/youthdemocracycohort.com\/stories\/youssouf-traore\/","title":{"rendered":"Youssouf Traor\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-large-font-size\">Mali \ud83c\uddf2\ud83c\uddf1<\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-light-blue-background-color has-background is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:300px\"><div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" 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He began his digital journey in 2019, the year in which he took his first training courses in web writing, blogging, photography and mobile video via the Benbere platform. <br\/><br\/>In 2022, he joined the team at La Voix, a media outlet specializing in regional news in Mopti. 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