The West African Empire of Mali was one of the richest and most powerful empires. At this time, Mali was an important trade center that lay across the trade routes between the Sahara Desert where salt was the important resource and West Africa where the gold mines were found. People came to Mali to trade in the marketplaces. People from Eastern Africa, Northern Africa, and regions in the south also had to pass through Mali to trade. At this time, the West African Empire of Mali was run by a king, like many other empires in Africa (pharaoh in Egypt).
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