Malian arts scene threatened by jihadist activity, funding woes West African political shifts ripple through festival in Segou Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger exit ECOWAS, form new alliance SEGOU, Mali, Feb ...

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 ...

SEGOU, Mali (Reuters) - Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an annual festival coloured this year by political shifts ...

The pounding rhythms of bare feet echo throughout the small studio, the thunderous beats heightened by the driving pulse of Malian drumming and the dancers' exuberant energy as they twist, jump and ...

This December, Brown's Mande dance company New Works will perform in the biennial arts festival in Mali. "It's a great, great honor," said Michelle Bach-Coulibaly, senior lecturer in theatre, speech ...

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 ...

Amadou Bagayoko, singer and guitarist in the Grammy-nominated Malian duo Amadou & Mariam, has died at the age of 70. Mali’s Minister of Culture Mamou Daffé said on state TV that Bagayoko died Friday ...