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

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts roiling West Africa.

the centre of trade and culture. News of wealth and learning spread far and wide. Traders and scholars from Europe, the Middle East and Africa came to live in Mali. Musa turned Sankore mosque into ...

ARTS SCENE THREATENED Mali is a renowned hub of culture in the region, having hosted several important festivals on the international arts circuit. "Mali is a global cultural powerhouse," said the ...

TASS/. Work on launching the Russian Center of Science and Culture in Mali's capital, Bamako, is underway, and the parties will sign an intergovernmental agreement on the issue, Russian Ambassador ...