But he's still far from African emperor Musa I of Mali, who is thought to be the richest person of all time — "richer than anyone could describe," reported Time. Literally. His fortune was ...

Mansa Musa, emperor of the Mali Empire, is widely regarded as the richest man in history. He was exceptionally wealthy to an extent that historians have struggled to quantify it accurately.

N'Golo Kanté, a French international, has made a big investment in Mali by supporting the development of a cutting-edge ...

In the 1230s, a man called Sundiata Keita incorporated a series of smaller kingdoms into the Mali Empire. The empire was central to several key trading routes, and with the support of a well ...

FIFA World Cup champion N'Golo Kanté has funded a $5 million medical facility in Mali, focused on improving children's ...