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Flag of Mali. The national flag of Mali (drapeau national du Mali) is a tricolour with three equal vertical stripes. From the hoist (the place where the flagpole meets the flag) the colours are green, gold, and red, the pan-African colours. The flag of Mali is almost identical to the flag of Guinea, with the exception that the colours are in ...
During the 200 year period between 1301 and 1500 (the 14th and 15th century) the main civilizations and kingdoms in Africa were the Mali Empire, Kingdom of Kongo, Ife Empire, Benin Kingdom, Songhai Empire, Hausa City-states, Wolof Empire, Great Zimbabwe, Kingdom of Makuria, Kanem Empire,Ethiopian Empire, Kilwa Sultanate, Kingdom of Mapungubwe, Kingdom of Mutapa, and the Ajuran Sultanate.
The Empire of Mali reaches its height of power, covering much of Northern West Africa. 1352: Ibn Battuta, Berber scholar, travels across Africa and writes an account of all he sees 1462: Sonni Ali becomes ruler of the Songhai people and goes on to build the Songhai Empire: 1490: The Mali empire is overshadowed by the Songhai Empire 16th century
The Frankaa [27] [28] is the Flag of a Fante Asafo company. The block-colored patchwork design on the Frankaa alludes to proverbs, depicts historical events, or asserts the wealth and power of the Asafo company that manufactured it. Appliqué and embroidery appear on both sides of the flag. Before the 1500s, Nigeria imported beads from India.
Flag of the Republic of Albania (2002) The national flag of Albania was standardized by Law Nr.8926, dated 22 July 2002 of the constitution and defined in articles II, III and IV. [24] A physical description of the flag is summarized in Article III: § Article III – Shapes and dimensions of the national flag. 1.
The American flag's canton derives from Britain's use of the Union Jack in the flags of its possessions (including, historically, the Thirteen American Colonies). Subsequently, many New World nations (along with other later countries and regions, such as Liberia or Malaysia ) that were inspired by the United States adopted flag elements that ...
Russia, [b] or the Russian Federation, [c] is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.It is the largest country in the world by land area, and extends across eleven time zones; sharing land borders with fourteen countries.
Much of what little health care Mali has is focused on to Mali's capitol, Bamako, where around 4000 healthcare workers strive to keep 1.8 million people in good health. [ 22 ] [ 26 ] The rest of the country has less than 3500 healthcare workers in total, meaning that people living in rural areas of Mali receive minimal health care.