NEARLY 800 YEARS AGO, Sundiata Keita founded the largest and greatest kingdom in West African history: the Mali Empire. At its height, around 1300, it stretched for some 2,000 kilometers west to east, ...
Introduction -- The origins of European imperialism and the rise of militant Islam -- Background to the Scramble -- The French conquest of the Western Sudan -- The completion of the French occupation ...
RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — In a captivating exploration of heritage through a transformative journey, Richmond native Rita Ricks shares her profound quest to Ghana and how it reconnected her with her ...
Kọ Café (pronounced “Koh”) is no stereotypical coffee shop. It’s a podcast studio, co-working and performance space, a hub of West African history, and a thriving Black-owned cultural mainstay in ...
Abubakar Abubakar Usman is a research fellow with International Islamic University Malaysia Institute of Islamic Banking and Finance (IIiBF) and affiliated with the Asia Middle East Centre for ...
The fascinating story of a group of warrior women from West African history is the subject of the play “Black Sparta.” The production follows the Mino, an all-female military regiment in the Kingdom ...
The 7th International Symposium on West African Studies (ISWAS) opened on Wednesday, November 19, 2025 at the Ghana Institute of Management and Public Administration (GIMPA) with a mandate that ...
SPARTANBURG, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - Ballet Spartanburg is welcoming you to learn about West African dance. The annual class is free and open to the community every Tuesday evening. “What we do is we ...