Narrator: Musa became the Emperor of Mali, the Mansa ... Timbuktu became the heart of his empire, the centre of trade and culture. News of wealth and learning spread far and wide.

The revolutions in Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso against the old colonial powers are seldom understood in terms of Africans’ ...

The 13th century saw the rise of Mansas and the Empire of Mali. The Mansas brought huge wealth and established Islam as the main religion. They created centres of learning and culture at Timbuktu ...

His pilgrimage demonstrated his fervent devotion to Islam, and his rule was crucial to the Mali Empire’s cultural and educational advancement. Through his support of education and the arts ...

And for the chap who did endure the gruelling cross-desert journey to the ancient trading post for the Mali Empire ... where he immersed himself in the culture of the Mandinka people as he ...

Mali is a land of stunning contrasts, with a cultural richness and history that make it a unique destination in West Africa.

With streets apparently paved with gold, fabulous riches and dazzling wealth, in a golden age of exploration there were few cities on earth to ...

My December 21, 2024, column titled “Kemi Badenoch’s Yoruba Identity Meets Inconvenient Truths,” where I set out to show that ...

The traditional garment is a shared heritage, this writer reminds her fellow Indonesians, following protests by some in the ...

Some of the world’s largest, oldest empires are collapsing before our eyes, with no clear sign of what will happen next.