Shining Through History: The Significance of Gold in West Africa Over the weekend, as I settled down for a quiet weekend, a documentary by the World Gold Council...
Griots: Living Historians and Musicians of West Africa Have you ever heard of griots? Griots are storytellers, singers, musicians, and oral historians in West Africa. In...
A Short History of the Mali Empire Last week, we looked at children's books about Mali. In this blog post, we are still on the topic of...