Africa's incredible ancient city that's over 2,000 years old and abandoned for 700 years
Recognised as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, Volubilis is considered one of the most significant and well-preserved Roman ...
The real Lion King: Who was the founder of the richest African empire?
Its emperor Mansa Musa was placed on medieval European maps of Africa with description: "The king is the richest and most noble because his country abounds in gold." Under him, the empire reached its ...
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Ancient Ghana
Despite its name, the old Empire of Ghana is not geographically ... quoted in Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History. Click here to listen to Al-Bakri describing the opulence ...
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Benin and other West African kingdoms
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 ...
Empire of Mali best known for its famous ruler, Mansa Musa, gest regarded as richest person in history
The Empire of Mali, one of the wealthiest and most influential in African history, is best known for its famous ruler, Mansa Musa, often regarded as ...
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The Scramble for Africa
No one inside the Hall seemed a convert to Gladstone's unpopular doctrine of diminishing Empire. Mahdi. Hulton Getty Picture Archive. The Queen's experience of colonial Africa had been even more ...