The Hidden Power of African Wealth

What if I told you there was a Black banker who controlled so much gold… European kings had to beg

for loans? His name was Abu Bakr II of Mali, ruler before Mansa Musa.

He wasn’t just a king — he was a financier, controlling over half of the world’s

gold reserves. Arab historians wrote that European markets moved only when African gold

moved. When France and Spain needed funding for wars, they looked to Mali.

Yes — Europe once needed African approval to fight. But they don’t teach you that.

They start African history with slavery — To hide the era when African bankers

could collapse Europe’s economy with a single decision. Abu Bakr II didn’t just hold wealth