Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern ... 10th century geographer Al-Bakri, quoted in Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History. Click here to listen to Al-Bakri describing ...

Today, the Asante people still remember their ancient traditions. They hold special ceremonies called durbars. This photograph shows an Asante chief at a durbar. Most West African kingdoms slowly ...

Archaeological fieldwork in Morocco has uncovered the earliest known farming society from a previously unexplored period of ...

New research suggests that humans inhabited the rainforests of West Africa roughly 150,000 years ago, providing new insights into our ancestors' ability to adapt to challenging environments ...

West African rainforests today. Dense woods resulted in low levels of grass pollen at the ancient site, the researchers report. Ancient rainforest pioneers served as ancestors of later Stone Age ...

West Africa has been a renowned gold mining hub for centuries, dating back to the ancient Ghana empire, which earned its reputation as the “Land of Gold” because of its abundant reserves and ...

We analysed the ancient genomes (complete DNA sequences ... society in Morocco fills a major gap in history - north-west Africa was a central player in trade and culture Another exciting aspect ...