Listeners swayed as the celebrated Malian duo Amadou and Mariam sang from a stage on the banks of the Niger River at an ...

The Empire of Mali, one of the wealthiest and most influential in African history, is best known for its famous ruler, Mansa Musa, often regarded as ...

Mansa Musa was the 14th-century king of the Mali Empire, and he was one of the richest individuals in the world. He ruled ...

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 ...

Insurgents killed 25 civilians and injured 13 others in an ambush of a military-escorted convoy near Mali's northeastern city ...

An ongoing dispute over ownership stakes in Barrick's operation in Mali has led to the arrest of mining officials, the government's gold seizure and the company's shutdown of its mine For years ...

STORY: Tens of thousands of people this week flocked to the Malian town of Segou for a week-long celebration of music, art, ...

Mansa Musa was the ruler of the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. He was one of the richest individuals in the ...