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Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women ...

Female genital mutilation or cutting (FGM/C) is a deeply entrenched cultural practice that affects around 200 million women and girls. It's practised in at least 25 African countries, as well as parts ...

Diarra from Mali became the first ever foreign doctor to earn a PhD in traditional Chinese medicine (TCM). TCM has long been misunderstood, and even wrongfully interpreted as witchcraft. Efforts to ...

Following the ignominious end in 2022 of Barkhane, the multi-country anti-terrorism operation it launched at Mali’s request ...

Rooted in natural resources and local craftsmanship, find out how India's traditional creative industry embodies the principles of sustainability.

Over time, these traditions became an integral part of the Chinese New Year celebrations, symbolizing driving off the evil and bringing in good fortune for the coming year. With rich customs and ...

$770 million response plan launched in Mali On Tuesday, the UN in collaboration with Mali's transitional authorities, launched a $770 million humanitarian needs and response plan in the capital Bamako ...

“Batto” rolls with the driving Takamba rhythm of the Tuareg people, a graceful dance nodding to the women who organize celebratory ceremonies, a staple of the Mali culture but banned in the north.

The junta-led governments of Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali have established a joint military force aimed at addressing the escalating extremist violence in the Sahel region, according to a ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. ADDING DATES AND LOCATION This photo taken Jan. 21, 2025, shows Spanish hostage Navarro Giane Gilbert posing ...