Explore the vibrant culture and history of Senegal, West Africa. Discover the resilience of the Senegalese people and the haunting legacy of the Transatlantic Slave Trade.
Along West Africa's slave coast, a painful past is being preserved — and marketed — raising questions about memory, tourism and profit.
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, ...
Chapter I. West Africa and its people -- Chapter II. The great empires of the Western Sudan -- Chapter III. Europeans and West Africa in the Fifteenth and Sixteenth Centuries -- Chapter IV. European ...
Reviewed by Spencer H. Brown in International journal of African historical studies (Boston) 5 (3) 1972, pages 533-537 (DT1.A2592 AFA) PEOPLES AND EMPIRES OF WEST AFRICA WEST AFRICA IN HISTORY ...
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From ancient salt routes to a modern trade corridor in West Africa
By Kwame A. APEANINGFor centuries, salt has been more than a commodity in West Africa; it has been a currency of trade, power, and regional integration. Ghana occupies a unique position in this ...
The dominant perception of early photography from West Africa is that it was taken through a colonizing lens. Of Europeans in the mid-19th century spreading through the arteries of the region, new ...
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What American men should know about West Africa
West Africa is one of the most culturally rich and historically important regions on Earth. In this video, we explain West Africa for Americans — the countries, languages, major cultures, history, and ...
Western Africa refers to the geographic region on the western part of the African continent, including countries like Nigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Cabo Verde, and Chad, among others. This area is ...
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