From extracting rare minerals beneath Africa’s soil to revolutionizing the digital economy, his business empire spans continents and commands respect.

6. The Songhai Empire (c. 1460 – 1591 CE) The Songhai Empire rose to prominence in the 15th century, becoming the largest empire in West African history.

West Africa has been home to several powerful kingdoms from the earlier Sahelian kingdoms (Ghana Empire, Mali Empire and Songhai Empire) to the later powerful kingdoms of the forest regions .

Africa is no longer a peripheral arena—it’s becoming a central platform for Moscow’s global strategy. The West should beware.

The city reached its peak in the early 16th century, during the reign of King Askia Mohammed, who united West Africa in the Songhai Empire and ruled for 35 prosperous years.

The struggle of Africa and the Middle East against foreign oppression did not end with the fall of colonial empires. Instead, it evolved into new forms of neocolonialism, foreign-backed coups ...

Nations which get their independence by exercising a boundless nationalism often appear incapable of keeping their nationalism within boundaries. A case in point: the inchoate Republic of ...

In this excerpt from Eliot Stein's 'Custodians of Wonder,' a writer travels to West African to find an 800-year-old instrument called the Sosso-Bala ...

Across the diaspora, chefs are sharing knowledge about long-overlooked cuisines — and creating some of the most exciting dishes you’ll find in Europe and America today.

The Gambia was once part of various West African empires before the Europeans, including the Ghana Empire, the Mali Empire, and the Songhai Empire. The first Europeans to arrive in Gambia were the ...

Around 90 banks and financial institutions have joined a new instant payment initiative, which aims to process payment transactions of all kinds 24 hours a day, seven days a week, within the WAEMU ...