The Empire of Mali managed to control the gold-bearing regions of Galam, Bambuk, and Bure, which are all located in Mali. Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation, particularly during the ...

The Living Together festival has become a major event here since it was first organised eight years ago with support from the UN mission in Mali, Minusma. Dozens of traders and local artisans ...

Another of Mali's festivals -- The Festival in the Desert outside Timbuktu -- once attracted thousands of visitors, but it has not been held since 2012 when jihadists entered the ancient city.

Dr Gus Casely-Hayford explains the vast power and wealth of the Mali Empire.

Another of Mali's festivals -- The Festival in the Desert outside Timbuktu - once attracted thousands of visitors, but it has not been held since 2012, when jihadists entered the ancient city.

Festival au Desert started in 2001 as a small Sahara Desert gathering of Tuareg tribes and Malian musicians in the aftermath of civil strife between Mali’s principal ethnic groups. Its centerpieces ...

It is indeed not easy being young," the 24-year-old from Mali said. The postgraduate student, who finds beauty in the "special structure" of ancient ... to spend Spring Festival with a Chinese ...

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In 1990 he founded the Symmetric Orchestra, mixing instruments from throughout West Africa as well as Europe and driving home the idea that the descendants of the ancient Mali Empire were still ...