General News of Saturday, 21 February 2026Source: www.ghanaweb.comNames like Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, Bill Gates, or John Rockefellar immediately typify ‘world’s richest,’ but the undisputed title of the richest of all times belongs to an African man, Kankam Musa Mansa. Mansa Musa was "richer than anyone could describe," Jacob Davidson wrote about the African king for money.com in 2015. In any case, Mansa Musa inherited the kingdom he left behind. This changed when Mansa Musa, a devout Muslim, decided to go on a pilgrimage to Mecca, passing through the Sahara Desert and Egypt. After Mansa Musa died in 1337, aged 57, the empire was inherited by his sons who could not hold the empire together.

Source: GhanaWeb February 21, 2026 09:04 UTC