For the first time since its creation, the Mali Cultural and Artistic Biennial, founded in the aftermath of independence, is ...

Bamba Dembele brings a little bit of home with him wherever he goes. The 60-year-old is the leader of the Song and Dance Ensemble of West Africa, a group of 16 performers from Mali. Their tour of the ...

BAMAKO, Mali(AP) — In a residential neighborhood in Mali's capital, a parade of giant marionettes marched through the streets as motorcycles and taxis squeezed through the busy road, stopping at ...