Kunyange zvazvo hurumende yeMali ichiramba kuti uranda huripo, munyori we"National Geographic" anonzi Kira Salak akataura muna 2002 kuti uranda hwaiva pachena uye kuti iye pachake akatenga ndokusunungura varanda vaviri muTimbuktu. Mukuwedzera, ne 2012 Tuareg Rebellion
, kune mishumo yevaichimbova varanda vari kutorwazve navaichimbova vanatenzi vavo.