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John Coleman de Graft-Johnson
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Editor, Economic Bulletin of Ghana. Research Associate Professor of Economics, University of Ghana. Author of African Glory: The Story of Vanished Negro Civilizations.

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Detail from the 1375 Catalan Atlas by Abraham Cresques showing Mansa Musa, king of Mali, seated on a throne holding a gold coin, with a Tuareg on camelback approaching.
Mūsā I of Mali was the mansa (emperor) of the West African empire of Mali from 1307 (or 1312), during its height in the early 14th century. His reign strengthened Mali’s position within trans-Saharan trade networks and helped establish Timbuktu as a major center of commerce and Islamic learning.…
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