Mali conflict : France says its troops now in Kidal ▻http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-21256781
The retreating Islamist militants were also accused of destroying ancient manuscripts held in the city.
However on Wednesday, Shamil Jeppie, the Timbuktu Manuscripts Project director at the University of Cape Town, said that more than 90% of the 300,000 manuscripts said to be in the region were safe.
Il est intéressant de constater que la destruction supposée des manuscrits médiévaux de Tombouctou avait fait les (très) gros titres de tous les journaux du monde, alors que le fait qu’ils aient été sauvés n’est signalé qu’en passant.
L’édition française de la BBC n’en parle même pas. ▻http://www.bbc.co.uk/afrique/region/2013/01/130130_kidal_french_troups.shtml