In the lower Imperial epoch, the region of the Great Lakes was the place of admirable kingdoms in …
Category: Imperial Africa
Mansa Kanku Musa, the richest man of all times
When the very rich and powerful empire of Mali wanted to overcome the sea borders in the 56th …
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 Bantu civilization of the Swahili
Manda, Kilwa, Songo Mnara, Mombasa, Pate, Malindi etc … so many names, so many cities with an absolutely …