The name “Timbuktu” in popular culture usually refers to some remote, far-away place. “Crikey, you live way out in Timbuktu!” For others, it may conjure up exotic images of a desert oasis full of camels, palm trees, and turbans. Timbuktu is actually a city in west Africa, located in the center of the nation of Mali.
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The Shocking Rwanda Genocide, a Modern-Day Holocaust
We never think of Genocide as a modern event. We’ve finally evolved beyond that as humans, haven’t we?