West Africa has been home to some great kingdoms ... Musa gave away gold to people he met on his route. Image caption, This map shows Mansa Musa with an Arab traveller. Mansa Musa is wearing ...

In the Asante kingdom, goldsmiths made ornaments to show their king was rich. This map shows Mansa Musa with an Arab traveller. Mansa Musa is wearing a golden crown and holds a large gold coin in ...

The recurrent instability in West Africa has prompted several peacekeeping initiatives. Some of the more successful efforts include the British intervention in Sierra Leone and the coordinated ...