marking what came to be known as the “Year of Africa.” Among the newly sovereign states was Mali, which declared its independence from France under the leadership of President Modibo Keita ...

The Obas dominated trade along the coast and ruled over tribes in the east and ... a series of kingdoms rose and fell in West Africa. The kingdoms of Benin, Mali, Songhai, Kongo and Asante each ...

For the second time in nine months, Col Assimi Goïta has seized power in Mali, detaining transitional ... duties and trying to sabotage the West African state's transition to democracy.

Once home to pre-colonial empires, Mali is a large, arid, landlocked country in western Africa. For centuries, its northern city of Timbuktu was a center for commerce, culture and learning. But after ...