Religion in Mali is predominantly Islam with an estimated 95 percent of the population are Muslim, with the remaining 5 percent of Malians adhere to traditional African religions such as the Dogon religion, or Christianity.
Q. How did Islam affect the kingdom of Aksum?
Aksum, though weakened, remained a strong empire and trading power until the rise of Islam in the 7th century. However, unlike the relations between the Islamic powers and Christian Europe, Aksum (see Sahama), was on good terms with its Islamic neighbours and provided shelter to Muhammad’s early followers around 615.
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- Q. How did Islam affect the kingdom of Aksum?
- Q. How did Islam change the empire of Mali?
- Q. Where do Mali people live?
- Q. What language does Mali speak?
- Q. Which part of Africa is Mali located?
- Q. What is the capital Mali?
- Q. Who killed Modibo Keita?
- Q. Where is Songhoy Blues from?
- Q. What is the capital city of Niger?
- Q. What is the government like in Niger?
- Q. When did Niger become a country?
- Q. Who found Niger?
- Q. Who ruled Niger before independence?
- Q. Is Niger a French colony?
Q. How did Islam change the empire of Mali?
During the 9th century, Muslim Berber and Tuareg merchants brought Islam southward into West Africa. Mansa Musa was a devout Muslim who was reported to have built various major mosques throughout the Mali sphere of influence; his gold-laden pilgrimage to Mecca made him a well-known figure in the historical record.
Q. Where do Mali people live?
The population is predominantly rural (68% in 2002), and 5–10% of Malians are nomadic. More than 90% of the population lives in the southern part of the country, especially in Bamako, which has over 1 million residents.
Q. What language does Mali speak?
French
Q. Which part of Africa is Mali located?
Africa
Q. What is the capital Mali?
Bamako
Q. Who killed Modibo Keita?
The exactions of the “milice populaire” (the US-RDA militia) and the devaluation of the Malian franc in 1967 brought general unrest. On 19 November 1968, General Moussa Traoré overthrew Modibo Keïta in a coup d’état, and sent him to prison in the northern Malian town of Kidal.
Q. Where is Songhoy Blues from?
Bamako, Mali
Q. What is the capital city of Niger?
Niamey
Q. What is the government like in Niger?
Semi-presidential system
Q. When did Niger become a country?
Dece
Q. Who found Niger?
In the 19th century, contact with Europe began when the first European explorers—notably Mungo Park (British) and Heinrich Barth (German)-explored the area searching for the mouth of the Niger River.
Q. Who ruled Niger before independence?
Nigeria became a British protectorate in 1901. The period of colonisation lasted until 1960, when an independence movement succeeded. Nigeria first became a republic in 1963, but succumbed to military rule three years later, after a bloody coup d’état.
Q. Is Niger a French colony?
The French Colony of Niger (French: Colonie du Niger) was a French colonial possession covering much of the territory of the modern West African state of Niger, as well as portions of Mali, Burkina Faso and Chad. It existed in various forms from 1900 to 1960 but was titled the Colonie du Niger only from 1922 to 1960.
