A funny and stylish prantikɛ of Sotrama (minivan) in Bamako picked me up from Badalabougou (a neighborhood along southern riverside) and dropped me in front of the big market after crossing the bridge, seeing that their stops were still far from my destination.

He did not want to bargain the ticket price but was kind enough to tell me the stop where I got down.

Prantikɛ (in bambara means apprentice) is the one who sells tickets meanwhile learns how to drive Sotrama from his master, the veteran driver.