Malians vow to protect ancient Timbuktu manuscripts

  • 11 years ago
Hawa Touré, Director of the Kati Fund, the largest private library in Timbuktu, has taken refuge with relatives in Bamako. She managed to take a dozen documents that are now kept in a secret location. Nearly 13,000 documents were dispersed among neighbours to protect them from Islamists. Duration: 01:00