People with mental illnesses in the West African nation are often left without treatment and excluded from society.

In Mali's Point G psychiatric ward, patients participate in koteba, a traditional Bambara theater, to gain therapeutic benefits. Despite a shortage of mental health professionals, this cultural ...

Most livestock markets in Mali’s capital are run by Fulani people — also known as the Peuhl — who are believed to be the largest semi-nomadic ethnic group in the world, with communities ...

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Fulanis are disproportionately represented in Islamic militant groups in central Mali, which has led to them being stigmatized by other ethnic groups.

BAMAKO, Mali (AP) — Authorities in Mali’s capital announced Thursday after a deadly attack by al-Qaida-linked militants that they were closing several livestock markets that typically are run ...