The Dogon, subsistence farmers who hold ancient animist beliefs, are one of central Mali's ethnic groups. In the 15th century, or even earlier, perhaps fleeing a wave of Islamization, they settled ...

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 ...

Bandiagara, Mali — A generational event offers a chance ... knowledge and our intricate mythology being on a par with the ancient Greeks - much of this work comes from colonial anthropologists ...

A vast Sahelian country, Mali is a low-income economy, with limited diversification and vulnerability to commodity price fluctuations. Rapid population growth, low agricultural productivity, and ...

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations and history of Africa continues ...

In ancient Greece, the trial of Socrates in 399 ... in the Sahel region.Suppression and exclusionWhy have Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger been ostracised by their trading block Ecowas to the point ...