"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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Despite the tears and reactions from the guests, Michelle still managed to end her vows on a humorous note. "I will be with ...

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

Strikes occurred in Inadiafatane, in the Timbuktu region in northern Mali ...

they’d ask eagerly. “You are most welcome. Please go home and tell everyone that we are good people.” It proved simpler to reach Timbuktu than its name and reputation suggested. Disappointingly so. It ...

To add to this, it’s not as if Timbuktu was a “lost” city, it was an important trading hub, and certainly, the people who ...

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 ...

Oct 22 (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 ...