Lindsey Hilsum
Landmines on the road out from Gao, recently liberated from the jihadis, shows Mali’s conflict is entering a new stage, and the French will have to tread more softly when they reach Kidal.
Lindsey Hilsum
The war in Mali has been characterised as a simple battle between Islamic fundamentalists and French forces lending support to the Malian army and government, but the reality is a little more complex.
Jon Snow
To hear them in performance is to bask in the desert heat and wind of the Sahara. But the conflict in Mali has silenced the fabulous Tuareg musicians of Tinariwen.
Lindsey Hilsum
As African and European leaders meet to discuss how to cope with the escalating dominance of terrorist groups in Northern Mali – is military intervention the best course of action?
Lindsey Hilsum
This week northern Mali’s new rulers banned secular music as “satanic”. From now on, private radio stations in the north may only play the recitation of Koranic verses.
Lindsey Hilsum
A journey to the airport becomes a ten and a half hour trek through the desert. Only one plane is missed.