Introduction: Reclaiming Africa’s Early Statecraft When modern Ghana became independent in 1957, its leaders deliberately chose the name “Ghana” to evoke a powerful African past....
Introduction The Mali Empire was one of the most powerful and wealthy empires in African history. Rising in the 13th century after the decline of...
The Rise and Fall of the Ghana Empire: Africa’s First Great Kingdom Long before the rise of Mali or Songhai, the Western Sudan was home...








