In 1324 the emperor of Mali, Mansa Musa, began a legendary pilgrimage to Mecca that stunned the medieval world. Traveling ...

In the days that preceded March 6, 1957, when the Gold Coast shed its colonial label and stood on the brink of independence, ...

Across the globe, iconic monuments and sacred sites—from Bamiyan to Palmyra—bear the scars of conflict, showing how war can ...

Kumbi Saleh is regarded as one of the earliest major political and commercial capitals of West Africa. Located in present-day Mauritania, near the border with Mali, the city stood at the heart of the ...

The ancient world holds secrets that continue to baffle archaeologists, historians, and curious minds today. From cities that ...

British producer Jonas Blue teams up with Malian legend Salif Keïta for “Madan”. Watch the official visualizer. Listen, stream, buy the track, mp3 download. British DJ and record producer Jonas Blue ...

Pompidou placed significant importance on promoting the French language as a means to counter Anglo-Saxon influence, thereby ...

The 1965 album recorded in Cuba, entitled Las Maravillas de Mali, is a gem of its time, a showcase for Maïga’s early ...

The project focused on a semicircular piazza outside the arena, where spectators crowded under two arcades comprised of ...

"Defying Empire" at the Haggerty Museum shows how American colonials battled with the British through images and words in ...

“This is what it felt like 30 fucking years ago,” beams Dave Grohl, faintly maniacal megawatt rock star grin on full display. “If you hear me laughing in the middle of songs, it’s because I’m so happy ...

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