THE MOSSI KINGDOMS
The Mossi Kingdoms (c.1050-1896) were four major states which for many years dominated the upper Volta region …
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“Diversity is what makes us rich as a society” – The migrants who made Africa
Africa is a massive continent with an enormous number of different ethnicities. But why is Africa so diverse? The cause …
The “forgotten city” that has been discovered in Ethiopia
Very recently, in June 2017, archaeologists uncovered a ‘forgotten city’ in eastern Ethiopia, dating back to the tenth century. The …
Kanem-Bornu: ‘The Longest Empire in African History’
(Much of this information is taken from an article by Vincent Hiribarren, which can be found here)
The Kanem …
A Short History of the Kingdom of Kongo
The Kingdom of Kongo was one of the most powerful states in Central Africa. Kongo was founded in around 1390, …
Ghana, Mali and Songhai: What makes these West African empires special?
(The following is my interpretation of Roderick McIntosh’s book, The Peoples of the Middle Niger: The Island of Gold, first …
Africans in the world: Explorers, traders and pilgrims
In the fourteenth century, two major expeditions set out from the Mali Empire in West Africa, which was reaching the …