northeast of the capital Bamako, every February, for a week-long showcase of Malian music, visual art, theatre and dance. But the Malian arts scene is threatened by jihadist activity. Lucy Fielder ...

Mali and its neighbours have for more than a decade battled militant groups allied to Islamic State and al-Qaeda while ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84, Malian television announced Wednesday. The cause of Cissé's ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

BAMAKO, Mali — (AP) — Malian filmmaker Souleymane Cissé, a pioneer of African cinema with a career spanning 50 years, has died at age 84, Malian television announced Wednesday. The cause of ...

northeast of the capital Bamako, for a week-long showcase of Malian music, visual art, theatre and dance. But this year's edition of the Festival sur le Niger took place against the backdrop of ...