Ghana | historical West African empire | Britannica
#0183;#32;Ghana, first of the great medieval trading empires of western Africa (fl. 7th13th century). It was situated between the Sara and the headwaters of the S#233;n#233;gal and Niger rivers, in an area that now comprises southeastern Mauritania and part of was populated by Soninke clans of Mandespeaking people who acted as intermediaries between the Arab and Amazigh salt traders to