Mali returns precious documents to Timbuktu, projecting normalcy amid instability
by editors@theworld.org (Joshua Coe) from The World: Latest Stories on (#6ZD5K)
Thousands of ancient texts returned to Timbuktu, a historical center of learning in West Africa. The manuscripts were smuggled out of the city over a decade ago as al-Qaeda affiliates took over and destroyed much of the city's UNESCO World Heritage site. Host Marco Werman speaks with analyst Ulf Laessing of the Konrad Adenauer Foundation's Sahel program, which is based in the Malian capital Bamako.