Timbuktu was inscribed on the World Heritage list in 1988 under criteria (ii), (iv ... UNESCO and France defined an action plan to rehabilitate the city’s damaged cultural heritage and ancient ...

In the ancient caravan city of Timbuktu, many nights before I encountered the bibliophile or the marabout, or comforted the Green Beret's girlfriend, I was summoned to a rooftop to meet the salt ...

In April 2021, the Government of Mali and UNESCO each received a symbolic euro from the International Criminal Court (ICC) as reparation for the damage inflicted on the people of Mali and the ...

Timbuktu is an ancient city in West Africa, south of the formidable Saharan desert. And by ancient, I mean ancient: there’s ...

He was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying Timbuktu's ancient mausoleums. Hassan was handed over to the ICC in 2018 by the Malian authorities - five years after ...