The Songhai Empire The rulers of the Songhai Empire ... many of the coins used in southern Europe could be traced back to West Africa. Through the expansion of their trading links, kingdoms ...

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 ...

The dramatic 17-m pyramidal structure of the Tomb of Askia was built by Askia Mohamed, the Emperor of Songhai, in 1495 in his capital Gao. It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that ...

The Tomb is the most important and best conserved vestige of the powerful and rich Songhai Empire that extended through West Africa in the 15th and 16th centuries. Its value is also invested in its ...