These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories and religions. Narrator: From the medieval ages, West Africa was home to a range of powerful ...

Conrad's "Empires of Medieval West Africa: Ghana, Mali, and Songhay." But it was his Islamic faith that prompted him to make his pilgrimage to Mecca in 1324, thus exposing his extraordinary riches ...

From anti-protest legislation to moral policing and land dispossession, the legal relics of the colonial empire still ...

Africa is no longer a peripheral arena—it’s becoming a central platform for Moscow’s global strategy. The West should beware.

The central aim of Gomez is to provide an in-depth explication of the formation and eventual demise of the now relatively well-known but poorly described Niger River valley empires of Mali and Songhay ...

Gelasius is also responsible for a popular celebration which is still marked every year - establishing St Valentine's Day on ...

For several centuries, West Africa has experienced mental, social, political and spiritual upheavals that have shaped its ...

Medieval Ghana (4th - 13th Century): The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. The actual name of the Empire was Wagadugu. Ghana was the title of the kings who ...

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 ...