the centre of trade and culture. News of wealth and learning spread far and wide. Traders and scholars from Europe, the Middle East and Africa came to live in Mali. Musa turned Sankore mosque into ...

Three executives of the Australian company Resolute Mining were arrested this month. Mali, a major African gold producer, has been trying to increase its share of mining profits lately.

Global Village marks Garifuna Settlement Day, a national holiday in Belize to celebrate the Garifunapeople and culture. This ...

Once home to pre-colonial empires, Mali is a large, arid, landlocked country in western Africa. For centuries, its northern city of Timbuktu was a center for commerce, culture and learning. But after ...

The hunting society accused of a massacre More about Mali Both buildings and cultural objects have been lost resulting in the "deterioration of cultural practices and traditions of the Dogon ...