Mansa Musa treated the storyteller with respect and gratitude for sharing their stories and wisdom. He likely valued the storyteller's contributions to preserving the culture and history of the kingdom.
Mansa Musa traveled with a large entourage and significant amounts of gold during his pilgrimage to Mecca to showcase the wealth and power of the Mali Empire. This grand display was also a way for him to establish diplomatic relations, reinforce alliances, and enhance the reputation of his kingdom as a prosperous and influential state.
During the rule of Mansa Musa, poets, scholars, and artists were attracted to the huge libraries and universities of the city of Timbuktu in the Mali Empire.
Islam spread in Mali and Ghana by the Arab Muslim traders.