The Kingdom of Aksum was located south of Kush on a plateau on the Red Sea
Aksum made their living off of trading goods
This was the only Ancient African kingdom to develop a written language
The Decline of the Aksum occurred when the Islamic raiders came to Africa. They caused the Aksum trade to decline and they isolated the Aksum from the rest of the Christian world.
Mansu Musa was a skilled military leader of the Mali Empire. He had a 100,000 man army that defended Mali. His empire became almost twice the size of Ghana. He also built mosques and schools.
Notable leaders include Sunna Ali and Askia Muhammad. Sunna Ali built a vast empire from military conquest. Askia Muhammad ruled for 37 years. He set up a fair system for taxes and for choosing officials.