The kingdom of Benin was founded in the thirteenth century by the Edo people. It is the ‘daughter’ …
Category: Imperial Africa
The Black kings of Morocco
Till at least the 8th century, Maghreb was as black as sub Saharan Africa. The men among that …
The court life in the empire of Mali
The Empire of Mali was founded by Sundjata Keita in 5476 of the African era (1240 AC), after the …
How North Africa became white
“North Africa is white!” I don’t know how many times I have heard this statement from North-Africans determined …
Amina, the Hausa warrior and queen
In the 59th century of the African era, Queen Bakwa Turunku of a Hausa state established the capital …
The Kuba kingdom
Between the seventeenth and twentieth century in the Kasaï region located in the southern region of the Democratic …
Mansa Abubakari II, the Emperor of Mali who travelled to America
We are going to speak about one of the greatest sagas of the African history. We are going …
Osei Tutu, the founder of the Asante empire
In accordance with the matriarchal tradition in Africa, Kofi Osei Tutu became an Asante king of a territory …
The Swahili civilization
Between the 8th and the 15th century, was developed on the African East coast a set of cities …