A Nok clay head. West Africa has been home to some great kingdoms and empires. The earliest of these kingdoms belonged to the Nok people. They were farmers, potters and metalworkers who settled ...

Modern African historiography has experienced many turning points. Initially emphasis was placed on the ancient African empires and kingdoms and on the battles for independence. But since then ...

From the 16th to the 19th centuries, the kingdom of Kaabu dominated a swath of West Africa that included modern-day Guinea-Bissau. The stories of its royalty and reign have been told for ...