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 ...

The Mali Empire was founded in 1226 CE by Sundiata Keita. Sundiata was the second son of the King of the Mandinka people. It was prophesized that Sundiata would become a great ruler. Upon the ...

From this conflict in 1235 came the Malinke people under a new dynamic ruler, Sundiata Keita and soon became eclipsed by the Mali Empire of Sundiata.

Was Mali a rich empire? With the establishment of the Mali Empire by King Sundiata Keita, the "Lion King," West Africa received wealth, culture, and a strong Islamic faith. Is Mansa Musa still the ...

The actual name of the Empire was Wagadugu. Ghana was the title of the kings who ruled the kingdom. It was controlled by Sundiata in 1240 AD, and absorbed into the larger Mali Empire. (Mali Empire ...

One Baltimore nonprofit is finding creative ways to keep kids engaged in the classroom, all while teaching important lessons in African American history.

Dr. Cherif Keita Dr. Cherif Keita, a scholar of the Sundiata epic, teaches Francophone literature of Africa and the Caribbean, as well as advanced language courses at Carleton College. A native of ...