Complex sentence: Capital of the Bambara Kingdom in the past, Ségou is now the capital of Mali's fourth largest administrative region of Ségou, its known also as the city of "Balanzan", named after the local tree acacia albida.
Split into simpler sentences: Capital of the Bambara Empire in the past, Ségou is now the capital of Mali's fourth largest administrative region of Ségou. It is known also as the city of "Balanzan", named after the local tree acacia albida.