how did the ghana empire rise to power?
<answer> The Songhai Empire rose to particularly lofty heights in the late 1400s during the magnificent rule of Sunni Ali. <context> The Songhai Empire rose to particularly lofty heights in the late 1400s during the magnificent rule of Sunni Ali. During the reign of Sunni Ali most of what was formerly the Ghanaian and Mali Empires were incorporated into the Songhai Empire