In the aftermath of the al-Qaida–led invasion of Mali, almost 500,000 people were forced to flee from their homes, causing a massive humanitarian crisis. Photo by Emilio Williams. For Murphy, such ...

as reparation for the damage inflicted on the people of Mali and the international community by the destruction of cultural property in Timbuktu in 2012. The token sum represented a significant ...

Timbuktu became the heart of his empire ... It attracted scholars and visitors to Mali. People came from Ethiopia, Andalusia (southern Spain), Arabia and Turkey. From the late 1200s to the ...

In the early 1200s, the Malinke people who later on became ... a prosperous trade center within the Mali Empire which was founded by Sundiata. Timbuktu became a major city in the Mali Empire ...

"We need to change people's minds about Islam ... flight operated by a new private airline, Mali Air Express—one of four flights to Timbuktu each week. The Russian-made turboprop, with a ...

The reconstruction of the Timbuktu mausoleums was one of first cases where destruction of heritage was ... The project was funded by the Government of Mali and UNESCO with contributions from the ...

Many people pass through Timbuktu ... A month after I left Timbuktu, Mali officials, under pressure from the French government, freed four AQIM suspects in exchange for the Frenchman.

Mali’s military government has dissolved all political parties after accusations from rights groups that opposition figures ...