West Africa has been home to several powerful kingdoms from the earlier Sahelian kingdoms (Ghana Empire, Mali Empire and ...

The kingdoms of Benin, Mali, Songhai, Kongo and Asante each ... In the 1230s, he united several of West Africa’s kingdoms to defeat Ghana’s king, Sumanguru. He then began to conquer more ...

Ghana's new leader said Tuesday he initiated a fresh bid to woo back Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger to the west African bloc ...

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Council of Ministers has convened a meeting in Accra, Ghana, to deliberate on the withdrawal of Niger, Mali, and Burkina Faso from the ...