Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the empire of Mali, famous for the wealth of its rulers such as Mansa Musa and the largest empire in west Africa. Show more Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss the ...

Crippled as a child, he overcame his disability to unify the fragmented kingdoms of the region, creating the vast medieval Mali Empire. Sunjata Keita, also spelled Sundiata or Soundiata ...