Watch this video, which gives a sweeping history of Africa and explores an ancient city whose origins and advanced architecture continue to confound archeologists. It also discusses Mansa Musa, the ruler of the Mali Empire whose vast wealth built the legendary libraries of Timbuktu.
Source: Gus Casely-Hayford, https://www.ted.com/talks/gus_casely_hayford_the_powerful_stories_that_shaped_africa This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.