Can someone choose a current event (an event from this year) and answer the questions

who is the article about?
what event is the article about?
when did the event take place?
when was the article published?
where did the event take place?
why did you choose this article?

lastly sum it all up in one short paragraph.

answer:

i'd like to know who wrote this article where the event took place who published it and where and what the article is all about.

mali had been a state inside of the ghanaian empire. after ghana fell because of invading forces and internal disputes, mali rose to greatness under the leadership of a legendary king named sundiata, the "lion king." the songhai empire, already weakened by internal political struggles, went into decline.