Information: - Mali, officially the Republic of Mali, is a landlocked country in Africa. Mali is the eighth-largest country in Africa, with an area of just over . The population of Mali is 14.5million. Its capital is Bamako. Mali consists of eight regions and its borders on the north reach deep into the middle of the Sahara Desert, while the country's southern part, where the majority of inhabitants live, features the Niger and Senegal rivers. The country's economy centers on agriculture and fishing. Some of Mali's prominent natural resources include gold, being the third largest producer of gold in the African continent, and salt. About half the population lives below the international poverty line of $1.25 (U.S.) a day. A majority of the population (90%) are Muslims. - Ahmad Baba al - Massufi al - Timbukti , full name Abu al - Abbas Ahmad ibn Ahmad al - Takruri Al - Massufi al - Timbukti ( October 26 , 1556 -- 1627 ) , was a medieval Songhai writer , scholar , and political provocateur in the area then known as the Western Sudan . Throughout his life , he wrote more than 40 books and is often noted as having been Timbuktu 's greatest scholar . He died in 1627 . - Timbuktu (pron.: ), also spelled as Tinbuktu, Timbuctoo and Timbuktoo (; Koyra Chiini: "Tumbutu"), is a historical and still-inhabited city in the West African nation of Mali, situated north of the River Niger on the southern edge of the Sahara Desert. The town is the capital of the Timbuktu Region, one of the eight administrative regions of Mali. It had a population of 54,453 in the 2009 census. What entity does 'ahmad baba al massufi' has the relation 'country of citizenship' with?
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mali