Mali’s junta has dissolved all political parties, sparking protests and concerns over democracy. Reports of opposition ...

Trade routes across the Sahara Desert connected the Mali Empire to Europe and the Middle East. Timbuktu, home to the famous Sankore University, was also an important cultural center. Why did Mali ...

How did the Mali Empire make money? Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation, particularly during the trans-Saharan trade era. A system of control and taxes on trade provided stability to the Mali ...

Save guides, add subjects and pick up where you left off with your BBC account. In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire ...

Several Dozen People in Mali Hold a Rare Protest Against the Army After Massacre Allegations BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Several dozen people, notably women and children, have demonstrated in the ...

Foreign ministers of military-ruled Sahel states of Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger said on Monday they endorse an initiative offering them access to global trade through Morocco's Atlantic ports, ...

or dozo of the Bambara and Dogon people – heroes both feared and respected legends like Sunjata Keita , the hero and founder of the Mali Empire. According to recent survey data from the Mali-Mètre , ...

Mali's Efforts to Stem Political Protests to Face Test By Portia Crowe DAKAR (Reuters) - An attempt by Mali's military government to stamp out public dissent by banning all political activity will ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — An armed group attacked an artisanal gold mining site in southern Mali on Monday morning, a local elected official announced, the first such attack since a military ...