Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation ... During Musa's time, West Africa was abundant with gold and salt as well as cultural centers such as Timbuktu, which he used as a means of sustaining ...

In the ancient caravan city of Timbuktu ... A month after I left Timbuktu, Mali officials, under pressure from the French government, freed four AQIM suspects in exchange for the Frenchman.

In the heart of Bamako, architect Mariam Sy is leading a quiet revolution – one handful of earth at a time. Her vision merges ...

It is easy to sway public opinion with soundbites but the debate on foreign aid needs composure and a view towards broader ...

Battuta travelled throughout the known Islamic world. In the 1350s, he travelled through Mali to Timbuktu where he heard stories of Mansa Musa, which he wrote down. Similarly, another scholar ...

Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation ... built in today's Mali on this territory after Musa completed his Hajj in today's Mali. Affluent king Timbuktu also promoted Timbuktu as an important ...

Especially when some of them have no appreciation of its ancient cultural heritage ... Michael Purcell met the mayor of Timbuktu and the Ambassador to Mali and got the support of some local ...

Among the country's most notable destinations, Timbuktu is a symbol of Mali's historical wealth, with its ancient mosques and historical manuscripts. Djenné, with its iconic Great Mud Mosque ...

Another Islamist militant leader who destroyed ancient shrines in Timbuktu ... mausoleums at the world heritage site in Mali in 2012. Timbuktu was a major centre of Islamic learning between ...

Her vision merges Mali's ancient building wisdom with contemporary design ... Building with nature Through projects ranging from homes and medical centres to mosque renovations in Timbuktu, Sy ...