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How Mansa Musa Nearly Bankrupted Egypt and Crashed its Economy

Mansa Musa ruled the Kingdom of Mali from 1312 to 1337. At the time of Musa’s ascension to the throne, Mali consisted of the territory of the former Ghana Empire, which Mali had conquered two hundred years earlier. Mansa Musa also had Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, and The Gambia under his control. The Mali Empire was

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As Mali Finalizes Decision To Ban French Media, UN says it is “deeply dismayed”

The United Nations bemoans the decision by Mali to suspend two French broadcasters, RFI and France 24. The Malian military government suspended the broadcasters earlier for what they regarded as false publications. A couple of published reports made by these media outlets issued wild claims including a full-blown allegation that the army killed civilians and

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