Hausa serves as a trade and media language across West Africa. Hausa has a rich oral tradition of storytelling and poetry. It is written in both Arabic (Ajami) and Latin-based script. Hausa is ...

Today, the Asante people still remember their ancient traditions. They hold special ceremonies called durbars. This photograph shows an Asante chief at a durbar. Most West African kingdoms slowly ...

Stein traveled the globe to meet the last people keeping ancient traditions alive ... of enthusiasm back in West Africa, virtually no one in the U.S. had ever written about him or his family's ...