Kush was an African superpower and its influence ... and chronological account of their own history. Ancient stellae from the old kingdom can be seen in the present day Ethiopian town of Axum ...
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 ...
Adorned with tall, slender pyramids, the wealthy Nile city of Meroë was the seat of power of Kush, an ancient kingdom and rival ... at the crossroads of inland African trade routes and caravan ...
Ancient Kingdom of Kush: Sudan was home to the ancient ... the Islamic period when Sudanese slaves were traded across North ...
Ancient Ghana encompassed what is now modern ... 10th century geographer Al-Bakri, quoted in Corpus of Early Arabic Sources for West African History. Click here to listen to Al-Bakri describing ...
The sole caretaker of the pyramids at Meroë, a former capital of the ancient Kingdom of Kush, is the only person standing ...
Visitors to Mapungubwe in Limpopo can discover an ancient African Kingdom, Southern Africa’s first, that was established at ...
In the heart of Benin City, the Museum of West African Arts , MOWAA, is rising as a cultural beacon, reclaiming the ancient ...
Following the immense popularity of previous editions in 2022 and 2023, the Ancient Kingdoms Festival is back to celebrate and showcase AlUla’s rich heritage, cultural legacy, and prehistoric ...