english: By strategically annexing  the city of Timbuktu, and reestablishing power  over the city of Gao, he gained control  over important trade routes between the Mediterranean  and the West African Coast, continuing a period of expansion, which dramatically increased Mali's size.
non_english: Time što je strateški aneksirao grad Timbuktu i ponovo uspostavio moć nad gradom Gaom, dobio je kontrolu nad važnim trgovačkim putevima između Mediterana i zapadne afričke obale, nastavivši period proširenja koji je drastično uvećao površinu Malija.