It’s tempting to overcompensate for the absence of Black history by teaching only perfect, pristine, and pure histories.

he united several of West Africa’s kingdoms to defeat Ghana’s king, Sumanguru. He then began to conquer more land in the area, calling his new kingdom the Mali Empire. Records of oral history ...

William De La Palma Director, Dutch West India Co. September 5, 1705 The history of the European seaborne slave trade with Africa goes back 50 years prior to Columbus' initial voyage to the Americas.

The Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) on Wednesday announced the formal exit of junta-led Mali, Burkina Faso ...

Volume VII African under Colonial Domination 1880-1935. Sir Apolo Kagwa Discovers Britain. By Ham Mukasa. Prometheus Books, June 1976. The History of West Africa. By J.F.A. Ajayi. Edited by ...

What does it take to bury an outdated argument? The thought occurred while reading Motherland, one of a series of recent ...

WEST AFRICA has long been a source of booze. In Yoruba mythology Obatala, a deity sent to create humans, stumbled on palm wine and fell into a drunken slumber before completing the task.

West African countries have traditionally been ... unencumbered by colonial history or a legacy of deals perceived to be unfair to host nations. Last year, Mali signed an agreement with China ...