Jihadists destroyed 14 of the 16 sacred mausoleums of the city of 333 saints two years ago. Local and international efforts are restoring the sites, an encouraging a more tolerant Islam.
TIMBUKTU In the workroom of the Ahmed-Baba Institute of Higher Studies and Islamic Research in Timbuktu, time seems to have slowed down. As the dust and the sound of brushes on paper float by, six students hold in their hands one of the most precious heritages of the region.
TIMBUKTU - French troops have left a military base in Timbuktu, Mali, where they were posted since liberating the area from Islamist militants in 2013.
TIMBUKTU - French troops have left a military base in Timbuktu, Mali, where they were posted since liberating the area from Islamist militants in 2013.