The rich king is often credited with starting the tradition of education in West Africa, although the story of his empire largely remains little known outside West Africa. "History is written by ...

West Africa has been home to some great kingdoms and empires. The earliest of these kingdoms belonged to the Nok people. They were farmers, potters and metalworkers who settled near the River ...

Yes, the UK had a great empire, but there was a dark side to ... near where his ships set sail for West Africa with goods that would be traded for slaves. PA Media I managed to track down where ...

A number of powerful kingdoms developed in precolonial West Africa. They each had their own ... Mali and Mansa Musa The Mali Empire was created when Sundiata Keita united a series of smaller ...