Scientists have created a groundbreaking map of strontium isotopes found across sub-Saharan Africa—which could help descendants of enslaved people reconstruct their family histories.

As long as terrorist groups exploit illicit trade networks, the risk of their expansion into North Africa and Europe remains ...

Ancient Ghana derived power and wealth from gold and the introduction of the camel during the Trans-Saharan trade increased the quantity of goods that were transported. Majority of the knowledge ...

It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries through its control of the trans-Saharan trade, notably in salt and gold. It is also a fine ...

One project currently under development is the Trans-Saharan Gas Pipeline (TSGP), that is expected to cost US$13 billion (£10bn). The pipeline is set to run from Nigeria's resource-rich fields in ...

It bears testimony to the power and riches of the empire that flourished in the 15th and 16th centuries through its control of the trans-Saharan trade, notably in salt and gold. It is also a fine ...

Inhabited since 250 B.C., Djenné became a market centre and an important link in the trans-Saharan gold trade. In the 15th and 16th centuries, it was one of the centres for the propagation of Islam.

with its imposing stone walls is the best preserved of ten fortresses in the Lobi area and is part of a larger group of 100 stone enclosures that bear testimony to the power of the trans-Saharan gold ...

And the introduction of the camel in the Trans-Saharan trade boosted the amount of goods that could be transported. Most of our knowledge of Ghana comes from Arab writers. Al-Hamdani, for example ...