In this adapted excerpt from his book, Custodians of Wonder, author Eliot Stein becomes one of the first foreign journalists in history to see the Sosso-Bala, an ancient balafon that dates back to ...

Nearly 700 years after he ruled the Mali Empire, King Mansa Musa has been awarded the title of richest person in history. Personal fortune: $400 billion. That's according to a new inflation ...

"This book introduces the medieval empire of Mali...and soon narrows its focus to the compelling life story of the emperor Mansa Musa, who rules Mali in the early 1300s...This enjoyable work smoothly ...

What major city in the West African empire of Mali was once a worldwide cultural center, with vast libraries, rich universities and a thriving gold trade? The answer -- as every third-grader in ...

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, the 14th-century ruler of the Mali Empire, amassed immense wealth through gold and strategic trade, becoming history's richest person. His pilgrimage to Mecca, though extravagant ...

History does not repeat itself; it parodies. One night in early May, in Hamdallaye, the ultimate capital of the 19th century Massina Empire, someone dynamited an austere mud-brick shrine.

Find out about Mali and Mansa Musa with BBC Bitesize History. For students between the ages of 11 and 14.

New Exhibition Highlights Story of the Richest Man Who Ever Lived Read about Mansa Musa, emperor of Mali, who once disrupted Egypt’s economy just by passing through ...

Provides an overview of Mali, including key dates and facts about this west African country.