The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well-trained army, Mali became a strong and powerful empire. Under the leadership of Mansa Musa, 1312 - 1337 ...

A heavy guilder’s tax was imposed on everything that passed through the empire, in or out. In four centuries, Mali expanded its territory, influence, and culture thanks to a well-trained imperial army ...

BAMAKO, Feb 9 (Reuters) - Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city of Gao on Friday, the army said late on ...

The army, however, did not mention military casualties. DAILY POST reports that the insurgencies took root in Mali’s arid north following a Tuareg separatist rebellion in 2012. The Islamist ...

BAMAKO, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- The Malian army said it has killed a local terrorist leader operating in central Mali and several other terrorists during operations across the country on Tuesday and ...