Delving into Timbuktu's ancient manuscripts isn't just about unearthing forgotten wisdom; it's a time-traveling adventure ...

In the ancient caravan city of Timbuktu, many nights before I encountered the bibliophile or the marabout, or comforted the Green Beret's girlfriend, I was summoned to a rooftop to meet the salt ...

Hassan, aged 47, was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying Timbuktu's ancient mausoleums. Hassan looked emotionless after his sentence was read out on Wednesday ...

He is also alleged to have helped destroy ancient mausoleums in Timbuktu. Go to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent. Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa ...

Judges also found he played no role in the destruction of ancient mausoleums in Timbuktu. Hassan was handed over to the ICC in 2018 by the Malian authorities - five years after French troops ...

The International Criminal Court (ICC) has sentenced the former head of the Islamic police in Mali's historic city of Timbuktu to 10 years in prison for war crimes. Prosecutors said al-Hassan ag ...

Hassan, aged 47, was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying Timbuktu's ancient mausoleums. Hassan looked emotionless after his sentence was read out on Wednesday, at ...

He was acquitted on charges of rape and sexual slavery, as well as destroying Timbuktu's ancient mausoleums. Hassan was handed over to the ICC in 2018 by the Malian authorities - five years after ...