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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 116. Chapters: Senegal, Cameroon, Mali, Benin, Guinea, Demographics of Cameroon, Demographics of Mali, Biffeche, Demographics of Benin, Fula people, Military of Guinea, Gandiaye, Lac de Guiers, Mali Empire, List of lingua francas, Sahara, Serer people, African art, Languages of the African Union, Music of Mali, Saint-Louis, Senegal, Hama Amadou, Guinean presidential election, 2010, Parakou, Fula language, Sokode, Wodaabe, Seasonal migration in Niger, Gory Gopela, Public holidays in Niger, Gaston Berger University, El Hadj Umar Tall, Nouna, Bougouni, Amadou Cisse, Amadou Cheiffou, Albade Abouba, Kelakam, Niger, French legislative by-election, 1954, Tchaourou, Kayes Region, Fula orthographies, Barry III, Mamar Kassey, Soueloum Diagho, Socialist Democracy of Guinea, Alliance for Justice and Democracy/Movement for Renewal, Daniel Laemouahuma Jatta, Tassiga, Gabero, Dagana, Senegal, Religion in Cameroon, Languages of Togo, Tierno Bokar, 2sTV, Banibangou, Mahmud II, Khasso, Guinean People's Union, Musa III of Mali, Ethnic groups in Cameroon, Ethnic groups in Burkina Faso, Halpulaar. Excerpt: The Mali Empire or Mandingo Empire or Manden Kurufa was a West African empire of the Mandinka from c. 1230 to c. 1600. The empire was founded by Sundiata Keita and became renowned for the wealth of its rulers, especially Mansa Musa I. The Mali Empire had many profound cultural influences on West Africa, allowing the spread of its language, laws and customs along the Niger River. It extended over a large area and consisted of numerous vassal kingdoms and provinces. Mansa Musa depicted holding a gold nugget, from the 1375 Catalan Atlas.The Mali Empire grew out of an area referred to by its contemporary inhabitants as Manden. Manden, named for its inhabitants the Mandinka (initially Manden'ka with "ka" meaning people of), comprised most of present-day...
