Timbuktu manuscripts 'have not been destroyed'
Since Islamist militants were driven out of Timbuktu, there have been conflicting reports about the state of thousands of priceless ancient manuscripts, dating back to the 15th and 16th centuries.
Researchers now believe that most of the documents had been moved to safe locations and have not been destroyed, as was feared.
Peter Biles reports.
01 Feb 2013
- From the section Africa