ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast – The last-minute cancellation of a well-known music festival in Timbuktu that had drawn thousands of foreigners to the remote Mali city marks a missed opportunity to bring hope ...

In the shadow of Timbuktu's ivory-coloured Monument To Peace, musicians from across Mali took the stage as the sun set on the sand-coloured houses of the historic city on the edge of the Sahara Desert ...

When the library in Hay's Malian twin town of Timbuktu was destroyed by radical islamists, Britain's "town of books" rose up in support. Mali musicians Amadou and Mariam perform at Hay Festival 2013 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. FILE-In this photo taken on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, a Tuareg woman who was affected by gunfire which destroyed many homes is ...