Oumar Cisse used to lead tours of Djenne, an ancient, fabled city in central Mali known for its towering mud-brick mosque, but he now ekes out a living driving an old motorcycle taxi in Bamako. Cisse ...

People replastered the Great Mosque of Djenne, one of Mali's major tourist draws, in June 2025 ...

The tenth edition of Northern Borders Falcon Festival commenced today in Turaif Governorate, in collaboration with the Saudi ...

Asharq Al Awsat Ghana is preparing to overhaul its mining laws to increase its share of the revenues generated by the surge in the precious metal's price, sparking concern among foreign mining ...

The same pattern appears in urbanization, where African cities were often larger, cleaner, better governed, and more globally connected than their European counterparts. This matters not simply for ...

The Malian city of Djenne, pictured, has seen its tourism industry crumble under the country's deteriorated security ...