A brief history of King Jaja of Opobo

A brief history of King Jaja of Opobo

The story of Jaja of Opobo is one of many complexes and often fraught relationships between African societies and European colonial powers during the 19th century and of the many challenges faced by those who sought to resist colonial domination and exploitation.  His...
The story of Mansa Musa of Mali

The story of Mansa Musa of Mali

Drawing of Mansa Musa of Mali Mansa Musa was born around 1280 in Niani, a city located in what is now modern-day Mali. He was the nephew of the previous emperor, Sundiata Keita, and ascended to the throne as the tenth Mansa of the Mali Empire which was located in what...