The Songhai Empire The rulers of the Songhai Empire were known as Sonni or Shi. Islam, traditional Songhai religion and Paganism Sonni Ali is remembered as a strong military leader who greatly ...

was built when Gao became the capital of the Songhai Empire and after Askia Mohamed had returned from Mecca and made Islam the official religion of the empire.

The spectacular pyramidal structure was built by Askia Mohamed, Emperor of the Songhai Empire in 1495. The Tomb of Askia was built when Gao became the capital of the Empire and Islam was adopted as ...

Nigerian-born scientist, Father Godfrey Nzamujo, started with a small, barren piece of land in Benin in 1985. His quest to a "zero waste" agricultural system was ignited by the drought and famine ...