Several gold mines in Queensland may soon reopen as global gold prices continue to rise. Tatenda digs into why this shiny ...

Mansa Musa, the emperor of the Mali Empire ... in control of trans-Saharan trade routes and abundant resources like gold, salt, and ivory. Timbuktu and Gao flourished as commercial and educational ...

Mansa Musa: A Legacy of Wealth and Wisdom that Transcends Timemanda musa In the annals of history, few figures have embodied the essence of wealth, power, and cultural influence as profoundly as Mansa ...

at a time when gold was in extremely high demand. Mansa Musa transformed cities like Timbuktu and Gao into major cultural and trade hubs. He invited architects from the Middle East and other ...

Mansa Musa, the legendary ruler of the Mali Empire, is widely regarded as the wealthiest individual to have ever lived. With a fortune that would be worth approximately $400 billion in today’s ...

Local manuscripts and travellers’ accounts state that Mansa Musa's wealth came from the Mali Empire's control and taxation of the salt trade in northern regions and gold mining in the south.

Beyond his riches in gold, Mansa Musa's leadership proved Mali's ultimate position as an economic and cultural authority. Through his authority over African gold mines and trade paths, he played a key ...

Many historians believe the sheer scale of Mansa Musa's net worth remains a mystery due to the humongous nature of his fortune. Beyond his riches in gold, Mansa Musa's leadership proved Mali's ...

Chief Moomen’s spectacular 150 cast and crew theatrical production ‘Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold, The Prelude’ must then embody the “elders” for its role in rekindling the ...

One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical theatre production titled 'Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold ...