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TIMBUKTU - French troops have left a military base in Timbuktu, Mali, where they were posted since liberating the area from Islamist militants in 2013. ....
Islamist rebels set fire to libraries containing Timbuktu's precious manuscripts, but local families smuggled out majority of the texts in donkey carts and canoes. ....
How Timbuktuâs Ancient Manuscripts Impact Africaâs Climate Map Aug 04 2021, 5:07 PM August 04 2021, 9:31 AM August 04 2021, 5:07 PM (Bloomberg) Weather station 61223 had been faithfully recording data on the temperature, wind and rainfall in the legendary city of Timbuktu for 115 years before March 30, 2012. (Bloomberg) Weather station 61223 had been faithfully recording data on the temperature, wind and rainfall in the legendary city of Timbuktu for 115 years before March 30, 2012. On that day, the station, a discreet concrete building by the airport, reported a maximum temperature of 105º Fahrenheit. Then, it went silent. On April 1, rebel Tuareg fighters under the multi-colored banners of the National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad surrounded and captured the area. Later, the jihadists of Ansar Dine followed, waving their black flag with the shahadaâthe Muslim declaration of faithâemblazoned in white. Soon, Sharia law ....
Old books helping to fill gaps on what Africa's weather was like centuries ago news24.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from news24.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
In Mali, ICC Prosecutor Savours Ruling To Punish Timbuktu Destruction By Amaury HAUCHARD 04/01/21 AT 11:58 AM Wearing a green head-dress matching her African robes, the chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC), Fatou Bensouda, visited Timbuktu on a mission to turn the page on a chapter of cultural desecration. In the 15th and 16th centuries, the Sahara trading post flourished as a centre of Islamic culture in Western cultures, it was often a name shrouded in mysticism and remoteness. In 2012, Timbuktu hit the headlines for quite different reasons. Jihadist group Ansar Eddine took pickaxes to 14 of Timbuktu s famous mausoleums of Muslim saints Photo: AFP / STR ....