More than 300,000 people have fled northern Mali in search of food or safety after drought and rebel uprising Secular rebels in north Mali broke away from the capital, Bamako, in March but have ...

Mali was the home of Mansa Musa, the richest man ever to walk the earth. The king of the Mali Empire from 1280 to 1337 ... The staple foods include rice, sorghum and millet, all cooked into ...

11th century - Empire of Mali ... 2005 June - World Food Programme warns of severe food shortages, the result of drought and locust infestations in 2004. Mali's popular annual Desert Festival ...

c. 632-700s - Arab invasion of North Africa and subsequent spread of Islam. c.1226-1670 - Mali Empire becomes dominant force in the upper Niger basin following the Battle of Krina in 1234.

c. 632-700s - Arab invasion of North Africa and subsequent spread of Islam. c.1226-1670 - Mali Empire becomes dominant force in the upper Niger basin following the Battle of Krina in 1234.