In the courtyard of a psychiatric ward in Mali's capital, patients take part in a traditional form of theater that is used as ...

Koteba is a traditional form of theater practiced by Mali's largest ethnic group, the Bambara. It mixes acting, singing and ...

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 ...

In the study of insurgency and the disaster it leaves in its wake, few countries in recent years have suffered as much as ...

Algeria faces a strategic dilemma as it confronts the Wagner Group's presence in neighbouring Mali, balancing security ...

On 17 September, jihadists launched an unprecedented assault on two highly sensitive sites in Bamako, the Malian capital. In ...

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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An attack in Mali's capital on Sept. 17 left more than 70 people dead, marking a landmark moment in Mali's longstanding ...