A security vacuum in the Sahel has left Timbuktu blockaded by Islamist militants

The ancient city of Timbuktu in Mali is suffering under a months long blockade by Islamist militants, as instability grows in a region of the Sahel in West Africa.

Mamadou Tapily

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