Timbuktu was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1988 under criteria (ii), (iv) and (v) due to its outstanding universal value as an African intellectual and ... The project was funded by the ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced the former head of the Islamic police in Mali's historic city of Timbuktu to 10 ... BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.

He wanted to show me what he said was the first documentary evidence of democracy being practiced in Africa ... A month after I left Timbuktu, Mali officials, under pressure from the French ...

Back in 2012, when it was reported that the region was overrun by the jihadist group Ansar al-Din and a Tuareg rebel group, ...

A government plain in the African nation of Mali to remove state support for Catholic schools could harm inter-religious ...

These West African kingdoms and empires developed ... expanding into the important trading cities of Timbuktu and Gao. Mali became famous for its trade in gold and the empire became incredibly ...

Once home to pre-colonial empires, Mali is a large, arid, landlocked country in western Africa. For centuries, its northern city of Timbuktu was a center for commerce, culture and learning. But after ...

connecting Mali with key international destinations in Africa and Europe. Other notable airports include Gao Airport, Timbuktu Airport, and Mopti-Sevaré Airport, which facilitate travel to the ...

Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run ...