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Meet the 14th Century African king who was richest man in the world of all time (adjusted for inflation!) By  OLIVIA FLEMING PUBLISHED:  19:21 GMT, 15 October 2012  |  UPDATED:  09:59 GMT, 16 October 2012 An obscure king who ruled West Africa in the 14th century has been named the richest person in history in a new inflation-adjusted list of the world's 25 wealthiest people of all time. Spanning 1,000 years and with a combined fortune of $4.317trillion, only three of the list's 25 are alive today; none of them are women and 14 of them are American. Using the annual 2199.6per cent rate of inflation, where $100million in 1913 is equal to $2.299.63billion in 2012,  Celebrity Net Worth 's   list includes familiar names like Bill Gates and Warren Buffett; but sitting at number one is Mansa Musa I of Mali. Centuries apart: Mansa Musa I (left) was a 12th century African King, and the r...

Get Ready For War Sam Nujoma explains why Africa should prepare for military confrontation Windhoek  - Africa should stand ready to take up arms to defend the continent’s sovereignty against “resurgent Western imperialist forces”, whose renewed resolve to control the continent’s abundant natural resources was manifest in the murder of Libya’s Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.In an exclusive interview with The Southern Times this week, Namibia's Former President, Dr Sam Nujoma, contended that there is a new scramble for Africa.A fiery liberation struggle icon, Nujoma said the “right to protect” and “humanitarian intervention” were being used to reassert Western control of Africa.NATO’s overthrow of Libya’s Gaddafi should be “condemned and rejected” by all right-thinking Africans, Nujoma said. He said the continent’s youths should be ready to defend Africa's territorial integrity in much the same way his generation did when removing the yoke of colonialism. The iconic freedom ...

Kenya forces say mall siege in final stages Officials say all hostages freed from Westgate shopping centre in Nairobi, but al-Shabab gunmen are still inside. Kenyan security forces have taken control of Nairobi's Westgate shopping mall attacked by al-Shabab rebels, and are currently carrying out a final sweep of the building after all remaining hostages had been freed. Explosions and sporadic gunfire were heard coming from the shopping complex on Tuesday morning, hours after officials claimed Kenyan troops had wrested back "control" of the centre from the al-Qaeda-linked armed group. At least 61 shoppers and staff have been killed and close to 200 wounded in the siege that began on Saturday, but concerns are high that the toll may yet rise. The Somali-based al-Shabab movement said it had carried out the attack in retaliation for Kenyan military operations in Somalia. "If you want Kenya in peace, it will not happen as lo...