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

STORY: Tens of thousands of people this week flocked to the Malian town of Segou for a week-long celebration of music, art, ...

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. He was one of the richest individuals in the ...

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 ...

Mansa Musa was the 14th-century king of the Mali Empire, and he was one of the richest individuals in the world. He ruled ...

The Empire of Mali, one of the wealthiest and most influential in African history, is best known for its famous ruler, Mansa Musa, often regarded as ...

Mansa Musa was wealthier than the combined fortunes of Forbes' top five billionaires, worth an estimated £325billion in today ...