Dancing also plays a significant role in the culture of Mali.
Controlling regional conflicts is a major goal of the government.
Literature Mali is known more for its musical traditions than its literary works.
Since independence the government has devoted more resources to secondary education than to mass primary schooling.
A few Tuareg people outside Timbuktu during a dust storm.
At the same time, savannah landscapes and a landscape in northern Mali comparable to that which characterizes the south today.