As a result of monopolizing the gold trade and developing its agricultural resources, the Mali Empire prospered. The currency of Mali, like Ghana, was the guilders’ currency. A heavy guilder’s tax was ...

In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well ...

The Mali Empire under Musa reflected Africa at one of the summits of its grandeur. But perhaps it is also a somber reminder of what an independent, flourishing Africa could have become.

Ruler of the Mali Empire, Mansa Musa was tremendously rich with gold, land, and salt in abundance. It has been estimated that he would have been worth £417bn in today's money. However ...

Ashley Walsh’s fifth grade students at Jackson Elementary School recently completed an interactive project on the Mali Empire as part of their social studies class. Students teamed up to make a ...

The actual name of the Empire was Wagadugu. Ghana was the title of the kings who ruled the kingdom. It was controlled by Sundiata in 1240 AD, and absorbed into the larger Mali Empire. (Mali Empire ...

Thousands of people rallied in junta-led Niger, Burkina Faso and Mali on Tuesday to back their withdrawal from the Economic ...

which was the capital of the ancient Songhai Empire; and Mopti, a river port noted for its cultural mix and traditional architecture. The official language of Mali is French, although various ...