Alice Morrison, Arabist and explorer, journeys beneath the veil along Africa's infamous salt roads from Morocco via the Sahara Desert to the legendary city of Gold, Timbuktu.

Timbuktu was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988 for its Outstanding Universal ... We needed to send the message that destroying sites classified by UNESCO cannot go unpunished.’ ‘Mali’s ...

The reconstruction of the Timbuktu mausoleums was one of first cases where destruction of heritage was prosecuted as crime of war, recognising cultural heritage protection as an integral part of ...

Timbuktu's downfall came when one of its conquerors ... Aisha (not her real name) was 23 years old, petite, with a slender figure. She worked as a waitress. Her jet black skin was unblemished ...