Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

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.

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

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 ...

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

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 ...

STORY: Tens of thousands of people this week flocked to the Malian town of Segou for a week-long celebration of music, art, ...