The rulers of the Songhai Empire were known as Sonni or Shi. Islam, traditional Songhai religion and Paganism: Sonni Ali is remembered as a strong military leader who greatly expanded the empire.

It is true that the defunct Songhai Empire, which waxed and waned between early 15th century and late 16th century, was located in what is now Niger Republic (and parts of modern Mali), ...

In West Africa, the fall of the Songhai Empire and ensuing civil wars left its people vulnerable for colonial exploitation and enslavement.

Timbuktu, however, remained. The city survived the occupation of the Moor army that defeated the Songhai Empire, and the years of chaos that engulfed West Africa until the French conquered the ...

14th-15th centuries - Decline of the Empire of Mali, which loses dominance of the gold trade to the Songhai Empire, which makes its base in Timbuktu - historically important as a focal point of ...

The AP African American Studies course covers 102 topics that span four broad units. Much like college-level survey in Jewish Studies, Irish Studies, Catholic Studies or Western Civilization, it ...

In the 1590s, Saadi sultan Ahmad al-Mansur appointed Spanish military leader Judar Pasha to lead a campaign, conquering the Songhai empire in West Africa. Thanks to his army, Morocco took control ...