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 ...

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 ...

The wealth and power of Songhay can be traced back to ... Sudan was a loose term for a large area in sub-Saharan Africa usually embracing Mali, Chad, north west Nigeria, and Niger.

Mali thumped Comoros 3-0 in their matchday 5 encounter at Stade Municipal de Berkane in MoroccoThe West Africa country now ...