Long before European conquest, powerful African empires expanded, traded, and ruled across borders. This film uncovers how kingdoms like Mali, Ethiopia, and Benin built systems of influence history ...

There was a time this was not so and the continent had some ancient kingdoms that not only thrived, they left a legacy for historians and students to marvel at. Benin Bronzes (Kingdom of Benin at the ...

AFA copy 39088019753995 gift from Janet Stanley. Since the beginning of time, Africa's been inhabited by humans. As one of the oldest civilizations, it is suspected that mankind first originated from ...

The Agojie were fierce women warriors in the ancient Kingdom of Dahomey in West Africa. They were national heroes and symbols of female power, but also helped the rise of the 18th century slave trade.

Every empire tells stories about itself — and about those it conquers. The story Europe told about Africa may be the most devastating lie ever written. The previous essays restored the record of ...

An isolated burial in Sudan has revealed the first evidence of an unknown funeral ritual that took place nearly 4,000 years ...

Directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, it is a 2022 American historical epic film that follows the story of the Agojie — the all-female warrior unit that protected the West African kingdom of Dahomey, now ...

Morocco has spent the last two decades transforming into Africa's auto-manufacturing hub. The country produced 535,825 vehicles in 2023, per data company CEIC. The kingdom is now looking to make the ...

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BAXTER — Slavery is an ugly topic and an often difficult one to see played out on the big screen. “The Woman King,” a historic epic in theaters now, manages to be entertaining, thought-provoking, ...