Koumbi Saleh: The Golden City's Fall

Beyond the Sahara's golden waves lies Koumbi Saleh, where towers of stone once kissed

clouds and gold flowed like rivers through bustling markets. Imagine a city so wealthy,

even the dogs wore collars of precious metals. Merchants haggled over salt worth more

than human lives while griots sang tales that made ancestors dance in their graves.

The king's palace glittered with enough gold to blind the sun itself. Women adorned in

indigo robes moved like living sapphires through streets paved with prosperity. But here's the

twist: they got too cocky. When the rains stopped coming,

they kept partying. They partied like the water would magically refill itself. Spoiler alert,