Africa – Niger

Tukulor Empire (1852-1864)
The Tukulor Empire was a Muslim theocracy established during the mid-19th century major jihads (holy wars) in Western Africa. At...
January 7th, 2010

Muhammed Toure / Askia Muhammad I (c. 1442-1538)
Muhammad Toure, also known Askia Muhammad I and Askia the Great, was a ruler of the Songhay (or Songhai) Empire...
December 2nd, 2009

(1885) General Act of the Conference of Berlin
General Act of the Conference of Berlin Berlin, Germany Signed February 26, 1885 CHAPTER I DECLARATION RELATIVE TO FREEDOM OF...
May 25th, 2009

Empire of Kanem-Bornu (ca. 9th century-1900)
The Kanem-Bornu Empire was a large African state which existed from the 9th century through the end of the 19th...
December 29th, 2008

Songhai Empire (ca. 1375-1591)
The Songhai Empire was the largest and last of the three major pre-colonial empires to emerge in West Africa. From...
June 29th, 2008

Mali Empire (ca. 1200-1545 )
The Mali Empire was the second of three West African empires to emerge in the vast savanna grasslands located between...
June 29th, 2008

Mansa Musa (1280-1337)
Mansa Musa, fourteenth century emperor of the Mali Empire, is the medieval African ruler most known to the world outside...
June 14th, 2008