Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

The Rencontres de Bamako photography biennale took place from mid-November until mid-January without past sponsor France, ...

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city ...

Discover five of the most unusual Saharan traditions that persist in the heart of Algeria. The Tinde is more than a musical ...

Residents of Zouéra, a commune in Mali’s Tombouctou region, are reported to be fleeing their homes after alleged execution by the Malian army and Russian ...

Malian Army late Saturday confirmed that insurgents killed at least 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a ...

The insurgencies took root in Mali's arid north following a Tuareg separatist rebellion in ... The violence has killed thousands of people, displaced millions, and spurred a string of military ...

Good morning. Snow! The National Weather Service says it should start falling in earnest after 1 PM. A low of 30 tonight as ...

While their home country of Mali has experienced plenty of turmoil in recent years, Songhoy Blues remain resolute and defiant in their mission to spread joy.

It’s hard for people from [America] to know what is going on around Africa. The media never allow you to see the reality, honestly. And that is a big problem," Moctar says.

Said was born Mohammed Ali ben Said around 1836 in Kuka (now called Kukawa) to a Kanuri father and a Mandara-Margi mother. He ...

As Mdou Moctar prepared to launch their tour in support of an upcoming acoustic album, bassist Mikey Coltun was looking forward to the spontaneity of it. “We’ve never done it,” Coltun said last week.