Yeah Samaké, presidential candidate in the North African nation of Mali, spoke at Claremont Graduate University on March 7, 2012. Samaké told the astonishing story of his rise from poverty to public service. The talk was sponsored by CGU’s Mormon Studies program.

The photographs, below, are from the event and a link to the video of the presentation is here.

Photographs by Robert Briggs. All rights reserved.