gold and salt mines of Mali accounted for much of the country's wealth. Trade routes across the Sahara Desert connected the Mali Empire to Europe and the Middle East. Timbuktu, home to the famous ...

Mansa Musa ruled for the next 25 years and used Mali's military might to control the trade routes of the Sahara and the Niger River, greatly expanding the wealth and power of the empire.

and a crucial trade route ran through the Mali Empire. This route served as a key link between the Mediterranean, the Arab world, and other global markets. By asserting control over this important ...

Mansa Musa, emperor of the Mali Empire, is widely regarded as the richest man in history. He was exceptionally wealthy to an extent that historians have struggled to quantify it accurately. Though the ...

and a crucial trade route ran through the Mali Empire. This route served as a key link between the Mediterranean, the Arab world, and other global markets. By asserting control over this important ...