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E m p i r E s o f m E d i E v a l w E s t a f r i c a
most important commercial city, was captured by the Almoravids, a
group of Sanhaja peoples who were part of the Islamic Empire. Ghana
recovered its power for part of the 12th century, then went into decline
for the final time.
These boys in modern-
day Mali have just taken
part in a centuries-old
circumcision ceremony
that marks their passage
into adulthood.
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