Many people claim that Mansa Musa, the emperor of the Mali Empire in the fourteenth century, was the wealthiest individual in ...

In this excerpt from Eliot Stein's 'Custodians of Wonder,' a writer travels to West African to find an 800-year-old instrument called the Sosso-Bala ...

INDEX: Songhay ORIGINS The wealth and power of Songhay can be traced back to the Sorko fishermen who were skilled canoeists, ...

A court in Mali has granted provisional freedom to 11 opposition figures who have spent five months in detention, after making calls for a return to civilian rule in the country. Among those freed ...

DAKAR, Senegal — Mali's armed forces, supported by Russian mercenaries, committed abuses against civilians since the withdrawal of a U.N. peacekeeping mission late last year, Human Rights Watch ...

Mansa Musa, born in 1280 AD and ascending to the throne in 1312 AD, is often regarded as the wealthiest individual in history.

Mali’s armed forces, supported by the Russia-backed Wagner Group, and Islamist armed groups have committed serious abuses against civilians since the UN peacekeeping mission withdrew a year ago ...