People cannot go to Mali's Dogon region to witness its spectacular ancient culture, so the Dogons brought their dancing, ...

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 ...

Songhoy Blues, an African desert blues group with Touré at the helm, was eventually formed. The group gained fame after a run of shows in Bamako, Mali. Around that time the group met Paul Chandler, a ...

Once home to pre-colonial empires, Mali is a large, arid, landlocked country in western Africa. For centuries, its northern city of Timbuktu was a center for commerce, culture and learning. But after ...

Africa 39;s rich history, culture, and heritage are often underappreciated, both within the continent and globally .