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 ...

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

Malian officials claim the equipment is for their armed forces, while Russian experts suggest the primary recipient is the ...

Though this January has often felt like it would never end, at least the new YA releases were on point, from contemporary to ...

Two terrorist trucks carrying logistical equipment were also destroyed in the northern Timbuktu region the same ... independence for part of northern Mali. The High Council for Azawad Unity ...

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 ...

French President Emmanuel Macron’s recent remarks about African countries’ "ingratitude" for France’s role in ...

What does it take to bury an outdated argument? The thought occurred while reading Motherland, one of a series of recent ...