At the time, the Mali empire extended through 2,000 miles of West Africa, from what today is Niger in the east, through parts of Mali, Burkina Faso, Guinea, Senegal, Mauritania, Sierra Leone and ...

These West African kingdoms and empires developed their own diverse and rich cultures, art, histories and religions. Narrator: From the medieval ages, West Africa was home to a range of powerful ...

These imperialists have only one cliché in mind: 'Africa is the empire of slaves ... The presidents of the wider West African bloc will have their chance to respond at a heads of state meeting ...

Medieval Ghana (4th - 13th Century): The Republic of Ghana is named after the medieval Ghana Empire of West Africa. The actual name of the Empire was Wagadugu. Ghana was the title of the kings who ...

Yes, the UK had a great empire, but there was a dark side to ... near where his ships set sail for West Africa with goods that would be traded for slaves. PA Media I managed to track down where ...