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 ...

People cannot go to Mali's Dogon region to witness its spectacular ancient culture, so the Dogons brought their dancing, ...

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 ...

In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well ...