bringing their great minds to Mali's cities. He built many great libraries, mosques and palaces across the empire. There were more than 400 cities in the Niger Delta. Timbuktu became the heart of ...

During his return from Mecca, the Mali Empire conquered the cities of Timbuktu and Gao, both significant additions to Musa’s realm. In Timbuktu, al-Sahili is credited with the construction of ...

An army air strike at a market in Mali's northern Timbuktu region on Sunday killed at least 18 people and injured seven, a local rights group said, while the army said it was targeting terrorists.

Interestingly, its legendary king is often regarded as the wealthiest person in history, with an estimated fortune of around ...

He also annexed 24 cities, including important trading hub Timbuktu. And as the empire grew, so did his wealth - during his reign the empire of Mali accounted for almost half of the Old World’s ...