Junta-led Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso will officially ... following years of deteriorating relations that have redefined trade routes across the fractured region. After overthrowing civilian ...

Mansa Musa ruled for the next 25 years and used Mali's military might to control the trade routes of the Sahara and the Niger River, greatly expanding the wealth and power of the empire.

and unofficial fees imposed along the trade route. “A lot of long-distance drivers, both Malian and Ghanaian, convey goods from our ports to Mali and transport goods from Mali back to our ports ...

President John Dramani Mahama has expressed his administration 39;s unwavering commitment to strengthening regional trade by ...