Mansa Musa, emperor of the Mali Empire, is widely regarded as the richest man in history. He was exceptionally wealthy to an extent that historians have struggled to quantify it accurately. Though the ...

A solar power plant in this rural corner of Mali has jolted a village to life and awakened dreams of steady power in this ...

The Mali Empire under Musa reflected Africa at one of the summits of its grandeur. But perhaps it is also a somber reminder of what an independent, flourishing Africa could have become.

In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well ...

Two hundred years have passed since the invention of braille, the tactile writing system that has transformed the lives of many blind and partially sighted people ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — A separatist group in Mali said an airstrike on a market in the country's north has killed at least 18 people. Mali's army said its attack targeted armed militants.

Malian arts scene threatened by jihadist activity, funding woes West African political shifts ripple through festival in Segou Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger exit ECOWAS, form new alliance SEGOU, Mali ...

The National Theatre came alive on Saturday night as Chief Moomen’s latest stage production, ‘Mansa Musa and a Trial of Lost ...

The war in Mali is seen through a kaleidoscope that gives the whole thing an unexpected beauty and fascination An antiwar film A sung requiem provides the soundtrack ...

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ran his fingers across bumps in a piece of paper, making sense of the world he can no longer see. BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Amadou Ndiaye meticulously ...