From his roof, Sidi Mohamed Lemine Sidiya scans the medieval town of Oualata, a treasure that is disappearing under the sands ...

Israel’s ongoing war of annihilation in Gaza has had a lethal campaign unleashed against the foundations of Palestinian ...

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Like all of Timbuktu, the home of the manuscripts is imbued with wonder. It’s opposite the Sankore Mosque. Sankore was one of the largest universities in the Islamic world in the 15th century when ...

Discover the story of Mansa Musa, the richest man in history and ruler of the Mali Empire, whose immense wealth, legendary ...