More than 130 people were killed in an attack on a village in central Mali on Saturday by armed men wearing traditional Dogon hunters' clothing. Gunmen surrounded the village at dawn before ...
Timbuktu became the heart of his empire, the centre of trade and culture. News of wealth and ... It attracted scholars and visitors to Mali. People came from Ethiopia, Andalusia (southern Spain ...
The threat from Islamist militants, who have killed several thousand people and forced tens of thousands from their homes, has continued over the years. While the UN force in Mali has a wider ...