The territory currently known as Benin is the result of the encounter between various West African civilisations which had founded very prominent kingdoms at their arrival on this territory. The…

The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa in terms of area and a little more than six times larger than Germany. History of Democratic Republic…

Precolonial kingdoms Built with the migration of people from north to south in the past, what is known today as Ivory Coast was the history of several kingdoms. Indeed, in…

For a long time, the history of Gabon was reduced to that of a French colony. Of the periods before the French settlement, almost nothing was known. In recent decades,…

SDG 5 in Cameroon The movement for the empowerment and autonomy of women in Cameroon, and the improvement of their political, social, economic, and health status, has walked a long…

The history of Senegal is first of all that of empires and kingdoms, of migrations and conquests, well before the arrival of the first European settlers. Before the colonial period,…

SDG 6 in Madagascar Clean water and sanitation constitutes one the most fundamental goals, since water is the foundation resource for healthy ecosystems. The World Economic Forum 2015 Global Risk…

Pre-colonial Mali The history of Mali is the history of three great empires (Ghana, Malinké and Songhaï) which marked its formation. Founded in the 11th century, it was led by…

The pre-colonial period                                                       …

History of Togo from the pre-colonial period to independence “Our first attempt to establish a protectorate [in Guinea], for which we were duly mandated, ended in a dismal failure. However,…