Traders and scholars from Europe, the Middle East and Africa came to live in Mali. Musa turned Sankore ... the Sahara desert with access to the River Niger, meant Timbuktu was at the centre ...

Mali's authorities, who prefer to be referred to as a "transitional government", have partnered with Russian mercenary forces to try to improve security, and one boat on the Niger River was flying ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual ... Barrick Gold signs agreement with Mali to end mining dispute ...