Meet the first well-known richest African man Kankam who had incomprehensible worth

Names like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, or John Rockefellar immediately typify ‘world’s richest,’ but the undisputed ...
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The story of Mansa Musa: The Gold king of Mali

He was also called Kankan Musa. He ruled from 1312 to 1337, which was for 25 years. He was the 9th king and was preceded by Muhammad Ibn Qu. During the reign of Mansa Musa in Mali, Mali was one of the ...
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The Met gives a look at an African cultural powerhouse

NEW YORK — In 1324, Mansa Musa, the emperor of Mali, made a pilgrimage to Mecca, where his wealth and largesse became legendary. On his journey, he impressed Islamic scholars with his intellect and ...
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The Provender of Kings

How Mansa Musa’s 14th-century caravan of 60,000 people was provisioned through Sahelian grain ecologies, relay-storehouse nodes, Taghaza salt logistic ...
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The Moore Report: Mansa Musa, past African Emperor of Mali, is the richest person who ever lived

To find out who the richest person in the world was to have ever lived, you have to go to the 14th century. His wealth was greater than that of Bill Gates, creator of Microsoft, or Jeff Bezos, founder ...