King Ghezo ruled the west African kingdom of Dahomey from 1818 ... The study’s authors explained that the kings of Abomey (Dahomey’s ancient capital) were “God-kings,” whose culture ...

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 opulence surrounding the King of Ghana The ...

King Mzilikazi commemorations will run for two days this year, marking a new development in the event’s history. Mthwakazi ka Mzilikazi Cultural Association (MMCA) Mhlahlandlela steering committee ...

From the 16th to the 19th centuries, the kingdom of Kaabu dominated a swath of West Africa that included modern ... The story goes that once the king saw the enemy army nearing the capital of ...