A Timbuktu Chronicle // West African History // The Songhai Empire - Africa's Age of Gold

Today, the Songhai Empire is all but forgotten by history. But this medieval kingdom was once the most powerful force in Africa.  Find out how this civilization grew up on the fringes of the Sahara Desert, among some of the most extreme conditions that nature can throw at us. Discover how it grew and flourished, passing through a process known as the imperial cycle, and learn about what ultimately caused its sudden and dramatic collapse. 

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pushing the automotive hustle

GOING UP: A surge in Tesla stock this week boosted Elon Musk's net worth by almost $8 billion, making him the 4th richest person on the planet pic.twitter.com/DaWgU1Nj8e

— Bloomberg QuickTake (@QuickTake) August 18, 2020

FYI: Elon Musk is South African.  Now that he's doing well, we have to claim him :-)   

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The 10 Richest People of all time

According to Time, and after factoring in the time value of money, Microsoft's Bill Gates barely makes the list. 
We have Augustus Caesar and Genghis Khan, Indian and Chinese emperors, Carnegie and Rockefeller, and sitting at the top is an African king named Mansa Musa.  No girls.  See for yourself.

Mansa Musa I of Mali

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