MFA returns pair of disputed artifacts to Mali The restitution is the second the museum has announced in two months. ‘It affirms that museums should acquire things in ethical and obviously legal ...

More than 900 artifacts intercepted in an illegal shipment have been returned to the government of Mali, U.S. officials said on Monday.

The Race to Save Mali’s Priceless Artifacts When jihadists overran Timbuktu last year, residents mounted a secret operation to evacuate the town’s irreplaceable medieval manuscripts ...

The International Criminal Court on Tuesday sentenced an Islamic militant to nine years in prison for destroying artifacts and religious buildings in Timbuktu, Mali.

After fighting erupted in Mali in 2012, a number of the country’s cultural treasures were hidden to protect them from Islamist militants who wanted to destroy them. But now these artifacts face ...

On 22 November, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI)—a branch of Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE)—and the US Department of State repatriated a total of 921 stolen artifacts to the ...

Mali museum struggles to save artifacts Bamako national museum head says hardline groups try to destroy country’s cultural history.

The artefacts were shipped in nine parcels from the Malian capital, Bamako, which the accompanying paperwork described as handcrafted objects. Customs officials look out for artefacts being exported ...

Mali and Burkina Faso are two of the world’s least developed countries, according to the United Nations. Each has a thriving art scene, with scores of museums operating across both countries ...

The artifacts were transferred from HSI to Ambassador Issa Konfourou, permanent representative of Mali to the United Nations.

NWA 16788 was unearthed in November 2023 by a meteorite hunter in the remote Agadez region of Niger, a location better known ...

The Race to Save Mali’s Priceless Artifacts When jihadists overran Timbuktu last year, residents mounted a secret operation to evacuate the town’s irreplaceable medieval manuscripts ...