Oumar Cisse used to lead tours of Djenne, an ancient, fabled city in central Mali known for its towering mud-brick mosque, but he now ekes out a living driving an old motorcycle taxi in Bamako. Cisse ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — In a residential neighborhood in Mali's capital, a parade of giant marionettes marched through the streets as motorcycles and taxis squeezed through the busy road, stopping at ...

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. In the ...

UNITED NATIONS (AP) – A team of experts led by UNESCO said Friday it has found far more serious damage to Mali’s cultural heritage in the fabled city of Timbuktu than initially estimated, with 16 ...