In 2008, the University of Cape Town helped finance a multistory, glass-paneled library and preservation complex, whose staff sought to digitize Timbuktu's written heritage.

WSJ: Timbuktu Texts Saved From Burning

Meanwhile, the new 03 bus route runs three times an hour linking the national library, and the university's arts and sports centres with the town.

BBC: Aberystwyth new road link and bus service launched