3. Development
• Emerged against the decline of Ghana under the
dynamic leadership of sundiata of the Kieta clan.
• A rapidly growing population with a fertility rate of
6.7.
• A low level of agricultural production with limited
infrastructure.
• A population with 72.8% below the poverty line.
4. Location
• In africa.
• Surrounded by
• Taghaza,
• Timbuktu,
• Kumbi,
• Saleh,
• The Sengal River.
5.
6. Economy
• Most productive agricultural area.
• Mali’s estimated 2006 per capita gross
domestic product of $470 placed it among
the worlds top 10 poorest countries.
7.
8. Mansa Musa
• 1312-1337
• Was immortalized in the descriptions of Arab writers.
• He commissioned the design and construction of a number of
stunning buildings for example, the buildings of mosques at
Giao and Jenne
