The African film Timbuktu begins with an antelope racing to escape hunters and ends with a young girl similarly on the run. Both animal and child are, ... a match with no ball. It's comedy, but it's also their means of protest; it comes just after a man has been sentenced to flogging for playing the sport. read more
Timbuktu was a regional trade centre in medieval times, where caravans met to exchange salt from the Sahara Desert for gold, ivory, and slaves from the Sahel, which could be reached via the nearby Niger River. read more
History of Timbuktu - A Multicultural African Legacy. Most people think of Timbuktu as the remotest place on earth. Others even think of Timbuktu as being a legend or place which existed only in people’s imagination. Timbuktu is located in the present day Republic of Mali at the edge of the Sahara desert. read more