If Bamako really does fall into the hands of Islamists it would mark a stunning reversal — and not only for Mali’s military junta, whose seizure of power in 2020 on a wave of anti-French sentiment ...

The preservationists of Timbuktu’s centuries-old artifacts have been holding their breath for weeks, waiting for the moment when the French military would seize back Mali’s ancient northern capital ...

One week after Islamic militants fled Timbuktu under French bombing strikes, preservationists are deeply uncertain about how to continue protecting the city’s priceless ancient documents — a conundrum ...

The blockade of southern Mali is designed to weaken the military government, incite the public and possibly consolidate control.

A famous African designer known as Alphadi has organized a peace caravan and fashion show to promote peace in the ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Journal Information The Journal of African History (JAH) publishes articles and book reviews ranging widely over the African past, from the late Stone ...

Nearly two years after armed groups occupied northern Mali and destroyed cultural heritage there, an international conference will take place in the capital, Bamako, from 28 to 30 January to examine ...

TIMBUKTU, Mali (Reuters) - South Africa and Mali opened a high-tech library in the Malian desert town of Timbuktu on Saturday, boosting efforts to preserve thousands of ancient manuscripts documenting ...

"These were sites dedicated to religion and historic monuments and did not constitute military objectives," she said, adding their destruction hit "the deepest and most intimate part of a human being, ...

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