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 ...

Timbuktu was inscribed on the World Heritage List in 1988 for ... We needed to send the message that destroying sites classified by UNESCO cannot go unpunished.’ ‘Mali’s age-old heritage was targeted ...

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 ...