Mansa Moussa’s wealth was due to gold and salt.

Mansa Moussa was the king of Mali (Rex Melli), who embarked on a pilgrimage to Mecca, during which he spent so much gold to make gold prices fall…or at least that what the legend claims.

This article discusses the sources of Mali’s wealth and notes that “L’Empire du Mali, sous le règne de Mansa Moussa, puisait sa richesse principalement dans deux ressources stratégiques : l’or et le sel. “

Mansa Moussa : La fortune secrète qui a changé l’Histoire de l’Afrique – Afrikhepri