India has the potential to play a role in global heritage diplomacy. This is not just about excavating abroad to cater to ...

Whether due to natural disasters or thanks to the destructive tendencies of mankind, these iconic cultural touchstones no ...

Thanks to globalisation, Timbuktu is not so remote any more, which may explain the decline in its usage as a byword for inaccessibility. According to Google Maps, it would take a mere 96 hours to ...

Mali's "mysterious city" welcomes a new class of students trained in looking after ancient books. From conservation to digitization of these works, a colossal task awaits them to preserve this ...

Increasingly fearful residents of Timbuktu are enduring acute shortages amid a weeks-long blockade of the historic Malian city by Islamist jihadis.

Timbuktu, the city of 333 saints has been under jihadist blockade for a month, as residents struggle to live, and eat. Facing dire circumstances, its residents find themselves trapped in the war ...

The Manuscripts of Timbuktu: Secrets, Myths, and Realities is published by Africa World Press (Trenton, New Jersey, US) and is obtainable through online outlets.

The Timbuktu manuscripts have been digitised by Google Arts & Culture, in conjunction with local organisations, to be shared online with the world.

Google, working with historians from West Africa, has been working to digitize contemporary art, cultural and historic sites about Mali, and the digital library went live on Google Art & Culture ...

A virtual gallery to showcase Mali's cultural history has been launched, featuring tens of thousands of Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts. The manuscripts were smuggled to safety from Timbuktu after ...

Timbuktu Mayor Aboubacrine Cissé does not hide his unease with France's decision to end its Operation Barkhane.