The Dogon, subsistence farmers who hold ancient animist beliefs, are one of central Mali's ethnic groups. In the 15th century, or even earlier, perhaps fleeing a wave of Islamization, they settled ...

The Empire of Mali managed to control the gold-bearing regions of Galam, Bambuk, and Bure, which are all located in Mali. Ancient Mali was essentially a trade nation, particularly during the ...

The Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the ancient civilizations and history of Africa continues with a video on the ruler of the Mali Empire Mansa Musa ...

In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well ...

Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern ... Soon Ghana was totally eclipsed by the Mali Empire of Sundiata.

Once home to pre-colonial empires, Mali is a large, arid, landlocked country in western Africa. For centuries, its northern city of Timbuktu was a center for commerce, culture and learning. But after ...

A vast Sahelian country, Mali is a low-income economy, with limited diversification and vulnerability to commodity price fluctuations. Rapid population growth, low agricultural productivity, and ...