The famous blind couple, Amadou & Mariam, helped take Mali’s rich musical traditions to a new global audience.

By Francis KOKUTSEAn agelong African proverb\xa0 says, until the lions have their own historians, the history of the hunt will always glorify the hunter.This seems to be the case with African history ...

In this provocative book, Daly argues that militarism in Africa has historically been about more than power grabs.

The statement escalates regional tensions after Mali accused Algeria of backing terrorism. The blind musician, who helped bring Malian music to the world in the 2000s, died last week aged 70.

A number of Algeria's southern neighbours have withdrawn their ambassadors from Algiers after the North African country was accused of shooting down a Malian drone over Malian territory.

In fact, the surnames Bagayoko and Doumbia are both from the ancient lineage (called Boula) of blacksmiths that date back to the time of the emperor Sunjata Keita, who founded the Mali empire in 1235.