Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - DW - 20180502:05:28:00
Has centuries of history as an important west african crossroads today it belongs to mali. timbuktu has long been the gateway to the sahara desert and the world beyond. today it is home to some thirty thousand people who seek to maintain a connection to the modern world while maintaining many of their old traditions. just a few years ago ethnic conflicts were rare most of the time people coexisted peacefully fair skinned arabs and one song guy bella and many other ethnic groups with their different languages and cultures. girls went to unveiled and confident women handle business and teenagers...