Africa Mali The inhabitants of Timbuktu, northern Mali, have managed to organise a government-sponsored music festival, Vivre ensemble, despite the fact that the city has been surrounded by jihadists since August
Africa Mali Several thousand Malian Tuaregs, including women and children, refugees across the border in Algeria, were expelled after an ultimatum from the Algerian authorities who reportedly suspected various trafficking, in particular that of arms
Africa Mali The ban on the import, marketing and use of Starlink devices for high-speed satellite Internet access has been temporarily lifted by the government
Africa Mali The family of Malian musician Ali Farka Touré, considered one of the greatest musicians of the last 50 years and who died in 2006, has denounced the theft of the Grammy Award won by him in 1995 for the album Talking Timbuktù for 'best world music album'
Africa Mali Thanks to the use of artificial intelligence, children can read stories in their mother tongue, in the wake of a new awareness of the value of local languages, often overlooked in comparison to French