Life in Timbuktu: how the ancient city of gold is slowly turning to dust

http://www.theguardian.com/cities/2014/sep/16/-sp-life-timbuktu-mali-ancient-city-gold-slowly-turning-to-dust
Date Written:  2014-09-16
Publisher:  The Guardian
Year Published:  2014
Resource Type:  Article

Mali's ancient city is disempowered, suffering the effects of desertification and slowly disappearing. Despite this, little is being done to ensure the city has a future.