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, The Prelude' ...

“Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold, The Prelude” is a unique African musical theatre production where a group of young ...

The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well-trained army, Mali became a strong and powerful empire. Under the leadership of Mansa Musa, 1312 - 1337 ...

One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical ...

“Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold ... an ancient West African ruler of the Mali Empire said to be, possibly, the richest man to have ever lived. The production is a prelude to three ...

The National Theatre of Ghana will host the highly anticipated official grand premiere of ‘Mansa Musa and the Trial of Lost Gold’ on Friday, January 24, 2025.The theatrical masterpiece promises to ...

However, other estimates suggest that a different man may have been the richest person of all time - Mansa Musa. Ruler of the Mali Empire, Mansa Musa was tremendously rich with gold, land ...

At its height the Mali empire ruled over an area larger than the entirety of western Europe. It is the empire over which the man who is reputed to be the richest person in history, Mansa Musa, ruled.

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Sundiata Keita died in 1255, but he laid the foundations for Mali to become one of the wealthiest empires in history. Mansa Musa, Sundiata Keita’s great-nephew, ruled the Mali Empire from 1312-1337.