In the heart of the Sahara Desert and amidst of some of the world’s biggest uranium reserves, terrorists, smugglers and bandits threaten to seize control of northern parts of Mali and Niger.
Dateline: Timbuktu
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Published December 16, 2010
On Nov. 30, National Geographic photographer Brent Stirton presented his photography from his and Peter Gwin's reporting trip to Timbuktu at Dateline: Sahara, an event held at the National Geographic Headquarters and co-sponsored by the Pulitzer Center.
Peter Gwin traveled to Niger and Mali on a grant from the Pulitzer Center. Brent's slideshow presentation was based on their article in the January 2011 issue of National Geographic Magazine.
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Pulitzer Center grantee Peter Gwin awarded the Lowell Thomas Award for travel journalism for his article "The Telltale Scribes of Timbuktu".
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