Noun
A spongy, combustible substance, prepared from fungus (Boletus and Polyporus) which grows on old trees; German tinder; punk. It has been employed as a styptic by surgeons, but its common use is as tinder, for which purpose it is prepared by soaking it in a strong solution of niter.
Source: Webster's dictionaryAnd, as a matter of fact, I am the chairman of the Amadou Diallo Foundation. David Dinkins
February * February 4 – Unarmed Guinean immigrant Amadou Diallo is shot dead by New York City police officers on an unrelated stake-out, inflaming race relations in the city. Source: Internet
"Happy to be handing this award to Djaili Amadou Amal," wrote France's Education Minister, Jean-Michel Blanquer, on Twitter. Source: Internet
In January 2007, China signed a series of economic agreements with Cameroon, giving more than $54 million in loans., citation China constructed the multipurpose sports complex in Yaounde and renovated the famous Amadou Ahidjo stadium. Source: Internet
That afternoon, Lieutenant Colonel Amadou Toumani Touré announced on the radio that he had arrested the dictatorial president, Moussa Traoré. Source: Internet
NBA Africa VP Amadou Fall talks about growing the game in the continent: The Senegalese exec wants to increase the league's influence - and he's got big plans. Source: Internet