Medieval Africa – Kingdoms & Conquests
Trade Markets – The Swahili Coast Ports
The Swahili coast ports were a network of autonomous, [...]
Trade Markets – The Trans Saharan
The Trans‑Saharan trade was a medieval network of camel‑caravan [...]
King Lalibela – A Biography
Lalibela was a Zagwe dynasty king credited with commissioning the [...]
Sundiata Keita – A Biography
Sundiata Keita (c. 1217–c. 1255) founded the Mali Empire and, [...]
Sonni Ali Ber – A Biography
Sonni Ali (Sonni Ali Ber) ruled Songhai from about 1464 [...]
Mansa Musa – A Biography
Mansa Mūsā (reigned c. 1312–c. 1337) was the most famous [...]
The Gold and Salt Economy of Medieval West Africa
The gold and salt economy of medieval West Africa refers to the extensive network of trade routes linking savannah kingdoms...
Kanem-Bornu & Hausa City-States: Trade, Faith, and Governance (c. 500–1500 CE)
Between the sixth and fifteenth centuries, the regions around Lake [...]
Songhai Empire: Military, Governance, and Culture
Spanning roughly from the mid-15th to the late-16th century, the [...]
The Ghana Empire: Origins, Ascendance, and Decline
Spanning from roughly the 3rd to the 13th centuries CE, [...]
