Nigerian-born scientist, Father Godfrey Nzamujo, started with a small, barren piece of land in Benin in 1985. His quest to a "zero waste" agricultural system was ignited by the drought and famine ...

The 15th century also saw the rise of the Songhai Empire and their Warrior King, Sonni Ali, descended from the fishing tribes of the Niger River. He captured Timbuktu and the other cities along ...

Conquering the Songhai empire The Saadi sultan and Judar seized the opportunity to benefit from the Sahel empire’s resources, including gold, salt, leather, kola nuts and ivory. Studying Judar ...