The Empire of Mali managed to control the gold-bearing regions of Galam, Bambuk, and Bure, which are all located in Mali. Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation, particularly during the ...

How did the Mali Empire make money? Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation, particularly during the trans-Saharan trade era. A system of control and taxes on trade provided stability to the Mali ...

Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

Her vision merges Mali's ancient building wisdom with contemporary design, creating structures that seem to rise organically from the Sahelian soil. "At 15, I told my parents I wanted to be an ...

A mosque in Mali. From the 1950s many African countries won their independence. Today, the ancient kingdom of Benin is part of Nigeria and Asante is in Ghana.

Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from ... Sundiata Keita and soon became eclipsed by the Mali Empire of Sundiata.

The adventure back in time to discover the lost gold of Mansa Musa, an ancient West African ruler of the Mali Empire said to be, possibly, the richest man to have ever lived. The production is a ...