UGC 112 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Michelle Benson, Sub-Saharan Africa, National Movement For The Liberation Of Azawad
28 Jan 2016
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People exchanged money and goods along trade routes and sea lanes connecting the world"s regions and ushered in three interrelated themes. Global commercial hubs: long distance trade created new commercial cities, meeting points between two regional hubs became cosmopolitan, three places emerged as major anchorages. After 1000 ce, sub-saharan africa ceased to be a world apart. West africa and the mande-speaking peoples: mande-speaking peoples emerged as the link with-in and beyond. West africa because of their expertise in commerce and political organization. City of timbuktu founded around 1100 ce as a seasonal camp for nomads. In april 2012, timbuktu was captured from the malian military by the. National movement for the liberation of azawad (mnla) (tuareg rebels) and ansar dine (which has ties to al queada). The mnla declared the region independent of mali: this was not recognized by the international community. Islamist fighters in mali damaged the shrines of muslim saints in the city of timbuktu.
