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Mali: Most Timbuktu Manuscripts Safe, Says Expert
RFI, 30 January 2013
More than 90 per cent of the historic manuscripts feared destroyed when armed Islamists fled Timbuktu are safe, according to the head of a South Africa-based project to preserve… Read more »
Where Are Mali's Priceless Manuscripts?
Questions have been raised about the location of ancient manuscripts reportedly burned by Islamists as they were fleeing Timbuktu.Video
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29 January 2013
Historic Manuscripts in Timbaktu Safe
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Historic manuscripts housed at the Ahmed Baba Library in Timbuktu are safe.Only minimal damage was caused to the library by fleeing Islamist rebels. see more »
Blog Entries
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Timbuktu: It's like a library has burned
Blog: Africa is a Country, Tue 29 Jan, 11:00 am 2013
News came yesterday, violent, rotten news. It's been a steady rhythm from Mali, a country that has already suffered too much. But there's something ... read more »
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Mali: Timbuktu's Priceless Manuscripts Torched
RFI, 28 January 2013
Islamists torched a building where priceless ancient manuscripts were stored, as they fled Mali's famous desert city of Timbuktu, which French-led troops were surrounding on… Read more »
InFocus
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Food is getting scarce in many of the markets in the Gao region of northern Mali and stocks are likely to end in few weeks, according to the international charity group, Oxfam. Read more »
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Residents of Gao and Timbuktu in Mali's northern region have expressed relief after French and Malian forces recaptured the towns from rebel fighters. Read more »
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Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda has formally opened a probe into alleged crimes committed in Mali since the beginning of 2012 - including murder, torture and rape - with a focus on the ... Read more »
