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 ...

Ancient Ghana, Mali, Songhai and Kongo created a commercial climate as competitive, profit driven and expansionist as any state in Europe. Was this Africa's Golden Age? Did Malians beat Columbus ...

by Mali, Burkina Faso and Niger, governed by the military, the three countries will have to leave definitively the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) on January 29, the same source ...

One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set to be relived in an epic musical theatre production titled 'Mansa Musa and the Trail of Lost Gold, The Prelude' ...

The Republic of Mali is a former French colony in West Africa that gained independence ... The territory, which today belongs to the republic, was part of three powerful African empires: Ghana, Mali ...

One of the most colourful and interesting periods in ancient West African history is set ... journey through the ancient empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhai. This musical is a product of The ...