TIMBUKTU, Mali (AP) — Roofs are torn off, mud bricks are strewn about and walls barely rise from the desert dunes where Timbuktu’s storied mausoleums once stood and are now in ruins.

Timbuktu is called 'the mysterious city,' and the manuscripts contain part of these mysteries," says Professor Maïga, who is in charge of the computer modules at the institute.

T he preservationists of Timbuktu ’s centuries-old artifacts have been holding their breath for weeks, waiting for the moment when the French military would seize back Mali ’s ancient northern ...

Timbuktu librarians protect manuscripts from rebels By Pascal Fletcher April 10, 201210:53 PM PDTUpdated April 10, 2012 ...

The ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali is suffering under a months-long blockade by Islamist militants, as instability grows in a region of the Sahel in West Africa. Mamadou Tapily contributed ...

Sky Mali, the only commercial airline flying to Timbuktu in Mali's interior, has cancelled flights there due to insecurity, it said on Monday, deepening the isolation of the northern city which ...

The ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali is suffering under a months long blockade by Islamist militants as instability grows in the region. (Story aired on All Things Considered on Oct. 5, 2023.) ...