African Kingdoms and Empires
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Africa
The Queen Abla Pokou
Abla Pokou (or Aura Poku, or Abra Pokou) is an African queen who, around 1770, led the Baoulé people from…
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History of the Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire, or Songhai Empire, is a West African state that existed between the 15th and 16th centuries. The…
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Timbuktu, the legendary African city
According to tradition, Timbuktu is the “well of Bouctou”, an old Targui woman who settled in the 12th century in…
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