Following the breakup

Following the breakup of Mali a local leader named Sonni Ali (1464–1492) founded the Songhai Empire in the region of middle Niger and the western Sudan and took control of the trans-Saharan trade. Sonni Ali seized Timbuktu in 1468 and Jenne in 1473, building his regime on trade revenues and the cooperation of Muslim merchants. His successor Askia Mohammad I (1493–1528) made Islam the official religion, built mosques, and brought Muslim scholars, including al-Maghili (d.1504), the founder of an important tradition of Sudanic African Muslim scholarship, to Gao.[37] By the 11th century some Hausa states – such as Kano, jigawa, Katsina, and Gobir – had developed into walled towns engaging in trade, servicing caravans, and the manufacture of goods. Until the 15th century these small states were on the periphery of the major Sudanic empires of the era, paying tribute to Songhai to the west and Kanem-Borno to the east.


Sex Toys Shopping
Banquet reception

Arsenal have scored more away league goals this season than other other team

By Kevin Darling

Robin van Persie scored twice as ruthless Arsenal put struggling West Ham to the sword in a match tipped to be Avram Grant's last as Hammers boss.
The Dutchman expertly rifled home Theo Walcott's pass before teeing up Walcott to crash in from close range.
Carlton Cole shot straight at Wojciech Szczesny and glanced a header wide in rare attacks for the disjointed hosts.
Van Persie netted his second from the spot after Wayne Bridge fouled Walcott to cap a sparkling Gunners display.
The comprehensive defeat is expected to signal the end of Grant's tenure as Hammers boss, as BBC Sport understands former Aston Villa manager Martin O'Neill will replace the Israeli.
Arsenal took full advantage of an uncertain performance from an injury-hit Hammers side playing in an almost funereal atmosphere at a normally boisterous ground, after a day that seemed set to be Grant's last stand.

606: DEBATE
It makes me wonder why the media harp on about Avram - what else can you do when you're missing so many key players?
Rakis
The Gunners gave a fluent and assured display as they moved within one point of Manchester United and stayed three behind Premier League leaders Manchester City, although Arsene Wenger's side rarely needed to be at their best against such troubled opponents.
The visitors had endured a torrid week of their own, drawing at home to Leeds in the FA Cup and losing to Ipswich in the Carling Cup, but they took the lead with the first meaningful attack of the game after a lapse by Bridge, who endured a disastrous Hammers debut.
The left-back, who joined the club this week on a reportedly extravagant salary despite only starting one league match this season for Manchester City, was exposed for all three of Arsenal's goals.


Click to play
Click to play
Under-pressure Grant salutes fans

For the first, the 30-year-old allowed Walcott space on the right to send in a pass that was expertly dummied by Samir Nasri, allowing Van Persie to swivel and smash right-footed past Robert Green.
Walcott should have doubled the Gunners' lead after wriggling free of James Tomkins on the break but the winger hit a weak shot straight at Green.
The depleted Hammers, who were without the injured Scott Parker and lost Mark Noble early in the game, were offered mild encouragement by a nervy start from the Gunners' inexperienced backline, with a mistake from Johan Djourou almost leading to a Hammers equaliser.
The centre-back's sloppy backpass let Cole through on goal but Szczesny parried superbly and Zavon Hines blazed a follow-up chance over the bar.
It looked a costly miss because at the other end it seemed the slick Gunners could score at will.
Nasri should have done better with an effort that went straight at Green and Van Persie hammered a shot against the post from 12 yards.
But the visitors did not have to wait much longer for their second goal as Van Persie, played onside by Bridge, burst to the byline and pulled the ball back for Walcott to blast into the roof of the net from six yards.


Click to play
Click to play
Wenger sympathises with Grant

The Hammers had an instant chance to reply but Cole sent a header off target after being set up by an excellent Freddie Sears cross.
A relaxed Arsenal continued to control the game after the break and peppered the Hammers goal, although the hosts almost grabbed a fortuitous lifeline when Sears' miss-hit cross was tipped just wide by Szczesny.
The last flickers of a Hammers challenge, and perhaps of Grant's reign at the club, were extinguished when the hapless Bridge hacked down Walcott in the box and Van Persie stepped up to fire confidently into the bottom corner.
West Ham had the excellent Green to thank for keeping the score respectable, the keeper parrying a late Jack Wilshere effort just wide at a rapidly emptying stadium.
There were just about enough spectators remaining to give Grant a subdued send-off at the final whistle, the ever-dignified manager applauding the fans and slinging a claret and blue scarf - which just days ago he had dubbed his "lucky" garment - into the crowd.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger:
"We had a good, mature performance today. It became pretty comprehensive.

"I said many times that the Premier League will be exciting and interesting until the end.

"It is in our hands, we play all of the big teams at home and we have a strong run at home now."





____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
lelo soraya
escort nice

Hi I'm the creator of rocket snail and I was browsing through some forums and I came across this one which it was pretty cool I think.
So, yah.

~Rocket Snail~