Ghana is located in western Africa, and lies above the equator in the northern hemisphere. The country is situated between both the eastern and western hemispheres.
Ghana is bordered by the countries of Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, and Togo, as well as the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Guinea.
It was located south of the Sahara desert and northwest of the Niger River in modern day Mauritania and Mali.
Most of Mali, in West Africa, lies in the Sahara.It is bordered by Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Algeria, Niger, and Burkina Faso.The only fertile area is in the south, where the Niger and Senegal rivers provide water for irrigation.
Mansa musa made the pilgramige to Mecca,he brought along so much gold and he gave it away,he gave away so much gold he even ruined the economy of egypt.
The Songhai Empire was located in Western Africa south of the Sahara Desert and along the Niger River. At its peak, it stretched well over 1,000 miles from the current modern day country of Niger to the Atlantic Ocean. The capital city of the Songhai was the city of Gao which was located in modern-day Mali on the banks of the Niger River.