Mali is a republican government. The Mali presidsent is Dioncounda Traore. The Mali empire was the second of three West African empires to emerge in the Vast Savanna. Sundiata keita ruled at the local level in Mali.
The Mali region has been the seat of extensive empires and kingdoms,
notably those of Ghana, Mali, and Gao The medieval empire of Mali was a powerful state and one of the world's chief
gold suppliers; it attained its peak in the early 14th cent. under Mansa
(Emperor) Musa (reigned c.1312–1337), who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in
1324 laden with gold and slaves to proclaim Mali's prosperity and
power
The Mali region has been the seat of extensive empires and kingdoms,
notably those of Ghana, Mali, and Gao The medieval empire of Mali was a powerful state and one of the world's chief
gold suppliers; it attained its peak in the early 14th cent. under Mansa
(Emperor) Musa (reigned c.1312–1337), who made a famous pilgrimage to Mecca in
1324 laden with gold and slaves to proclaim Mali's prosperity and
power