In the West African country of Mali, masks and puppets play an important role in traditional culture. Despite the influence of the modern world, that importance remains. But now, it is also being ...

The new Islamist rulers of northern Mali are not just torturing and maiming those who do not follow their views, they are systematically extinguishing one of Africa's most diverse cultures.

Artisans are busy at work in more than a dozen tents demonstrating crafts that reflect Mali's culture, past and present. Mali is famous for its textiles, mat weaving and woodcarving. "My father ...

A National Geographic photographer who’s made many trips to the West African country returns to find a tense nation bracing for the next attack. Members of a traditional hunting society in ...

the Transitional Government wishes to maintain this major cultural event,” said Mali’s Culture Minister Andogoly Guindo. Titled partially in Bambara, the African Biennale of Photography has ...

Washington, DC (March 10, 2015) – Tonight on the PBS NewsHour (check local listings), chief arts and culture correspondent Jeffrey Brown reports from Timbuktu, Mali on an enormous and hugely ...

a digital treasure trove that aims to preserve and showcase Mali's historic and contemporary art and culture. Image supplied: A Malian woman by Passion Paris Together with its local partners ...

In northern Mali, religious war has been declared on music. When a rabble of different Islamist groups took control of the region in April, there were fears that its rich culture would suffer.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian photographer Malick Sidibe, whose black-and-white images captured popular culture in 1960s Bamako, has died, his son said Friday. Sidibe was 80 years old.

"You see Mali is the heart of culture in Africa." The country's reputation as a cultural destination has suffered with the rise of Islamist violence in recent years. Northern Mali fell under the ...