"I heard the people of Timbuktu were not satisfied with the marabouts here," he said. I asked who his best customers were. "Women," he answered, grinning, "who want children." He produced a small ...

The war in Sudan, which has killed an estimated 150,000 people and pushed 10mn into exile ... by the International Criminal ...

Gunmen have attacked a United Nations peacekeeping base in the city of Timbuktu in northern Mali, killing seven people. Five of those who died were Malian security guards. The Malian military said ...

Timbuktu became an African El Dorado and people came from near and far to have a glimpse. In the 19th Century, it still had a mythical status as a lost city of gold at the edge of the world ...

Mali: Authorities must investigate deaths of at least eight civilians, including six children, after drone strikes in ...

They created centres of learning and culture at Timbuktu and Djenné. The Kingdom of Benin was founded by the Edo people. It was ruled by the Divine Obas. In 1440, Oba Ewuare turned Benin City ...

The International Criminal Court on Wednesday said it would sentence in November a Malian jihadist police chief convicted of war crimes and crimes against humanity committed in Timbuktu. The militant ...

(Reuters) - At least eight people including children were killed and 20 injured in a drone strike at a fair in Mali's northern Timbuktu region, Tuareg rebels said on Tuesday. The rebel coalition known ...

Amnesty International on Tuesday urged the ruling junta to investigate the killing of eight civilians, including children, in drone strikes in northern Mali, where the army is battling a jihadist ...

I mean, how do we get costumes there? And where are people going to eat when they go to Timbuktu? And Elizabeth was very methodical, very capable. And so she handled all the business of The ...