Mali Empire

A semi-nomadic pastoralist culture in the middle of modern, Westernizing Africa, is an ethnic group called the Tuareg. Though diverse and living in separate communities speckled throughout Algeria, Mali, and Niger, the Tuareg are united by their shared language and proud history. They were expert traders and formidable warriors, raiding and conquering to find the best land for the livestock, prior to the European colonization of Africa. For the Tuareg, it was the French that proved too…

formally split from AQIM until December 2012. In 2012, The AMB became heavily involved in conflict in Mali after the Malian…

Introduction The Northern Mali Conflict is best described as a civl war but has become increasingly complex since its beginnings in 2012. The conflict started as a civil war along ethnic lines and triggered by the Libyan conflict. A schism between secular and Islamic rebels served to further complicate the conflict and pose new threats to religious minorities in the region. Food shortages, rampant poverty, religious prosecution, and a politically weak Mali have resulted in hundreds of thousands…

Ghana was the very first west African empire to have trading systems going all throughout Africa. Ghana was the very first in the whole wide world to make and use iron weapons making that invention a gold mine in trading. Speaking of gold mines, Ghana had too many of them! They had so much gold they didn’t know what to do with it. They used it in women’s makeup so it would grab women’s attention in Ghana’s trading system also. They put their gold on weapons such as shields just because they…

Mali The 1200s in West Africa, the Ghana Empire was falling at the battle of Kirina, soon after, Sundiata, the founder of Mali, defeated Mali. Mali came to be in the place of the Ancient Ghana. This society had a social hierarchy with the king was in the highest class and they decreased until the slaves as the lowest class. The people believed many things like, priests and Diviners could communicate with spirits and gods. They also practiced ancestor worship, they thought that their ancestors…

Ghana is a small country in West Africa that has a population of approximately 25.5 million people (BBC News, 2017). It is considered one of the nicer countries in Africa because of the abundance of cash crops there. The cash crops and mineral products found in Ghana are used mainly for exports. The national income actually comes from the agricultural and mineral exports (Boateng, Davies, Forge, and Maier, 2017). Without their crops or minerals, they would have no source of income, so it is…

early African empires was essential to their…

Throughout the process of historicizing the past, women are primarily left out of the history books and stories for their contribution to civilization. However through the unearthing of antiquity it is clear that women were prominent in both the advances and declines of human society and culture. Using examples from three different regions of Africa this essay will discuss the influence that women had in shaping the history of African politics, culutre, and society. Ancient Egypt is an African…

Battuta travels mid-thirteenth century as a religious seeker with the company of merchants’ journeying to Mali, an Islamic powered country governed by Mansa Sulayman. Being in Walata, Battuta is shocked to see that men and women can have affairs without anyone getting jealous, and are shameless of this practice. The women are more respectable than men, and do not veil themselves. Now in Mali, people praise and obey their ruler, who shows no mercy to anyone when it comes to bringing justice.…

Askia the Great – Prosperity of the Songhai Empire Songhai Empire, located in West Africa, reached its peak under the leadership of Askia the Great, an authoritative military leader. He not only expanded the border of the empire but also encouraged education for its citizens. In addition, Askia augmented trade with foreign countries and set up regulations on measurements and customs. He also unified and controlled the nation efficiently by centralizing the government. Under his reign, Songhai…