What's the link between European high fashion and the Tuareg, a semi-nomadic Berber group from Saharan Africa? A new exhibition at the National Museum of African Art highlights the story.

A few of the rebels wait for full darkness to unwind their turbans. By tradition Tuareg men cover their faces, though the women do not. The layers of cloth not only protect from the harsh sun and ...

That claim was made by a separatist Tuareg rebel alliance ... city of Gao and killing the civilians on board, including women ...

Including the following songs: a healing song from Madagascar; rhythmic drumming from the Malinke peoples of French Guinea, West Africa; a song that pays homage to a king from North Madagascar; music ...