Almost a decade after the destruction of the mausoleums at Timbuktu, a UNESCO World Heritage site, the International Criminal Court (ICC) has awarded a symbolic one euro to the Government of Mali and UNESCO for the damage suffered by the Malian people and the international community as a whole as a result of the destruction of Timbuktu's cultural property in 2012.
This gesture follows the ICC's conviction of Ahmad Al Faqi Al Mahdi for his responsibility in the destruction of ...
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Tue, 30 March 2021