Many celebrities boast a net worth of over a billion, but imagine being worth $400 billion (£325 million)? That's an ...

The episode in the country’s southwest highlights the risks faced by miners working in environments with little to no safety measures. By Elian Peltier Reporting from Dakar, Senegal Scores of ...

The fall of the Songhai Empire marks the end of the region's role as a trading crossroads. Area splinters into smaller kingdoms. 1898 - France completes conquest of Mali, then called French Sudan.

During this time, it became one of Africa's wealthiest kingdoms, and he became one of the world's most affluent individuals. Under his rule, Mali transformed into a sophisticated learning hub in ...

But how did he accumulate such wealth? National Geographic reveals that he ruled the kingdom of Mali from 1312 C.E. to 1337 C.E. During his reign, Mali was one of Africa's richest kingdoms ...

The fall of the Songhai Empire marks the end of the region's role as a trading crossroads. Area splinters into smaller kingdoms. 1898 - France completes conquest of Mali, then called French Sudan.