Songhai’s fall came in 1591 after an invasion by Moroccan forces armed with gunpowder weaponry. Despite its downfall, the empire left a lasting imprint on West African governance, culture, and ...

West Africa has been home to several powerful kingdoms from the earlier Sahelian kingdoms (Ghana Empire, Mali Empire and Songhai Empire) to the later powerful kingdoms of the forest regions. These ...

I wanted it to be something we could call our own. That's why I named it Songhai -- after the great empire. Mansa Musa, who was from Songhai, was the wealthiest person in the world at the time.

It's judgement day for Charlemagne of the Roman Empire (not 'Holy' Roman Empire, I hasten to add, as leaders are no longer attached to their historical civilisations in Civilization 7). I'm ...

In the gameplay deep dive, this was demonstrated with Egypt evolving into the Songhai Empire, but how it pans out will depend on your original civ's historical connections, which leader you're ...

Part of the territory was also occupied by the Songhai Empire. From the 15th to 19th century, the Songhai Empire was one of the largest Islamic empires in West Africa. The British later took control ...

The empire succumbed to 16th-century military technology when a smaller force of Moroccan troops armed with cannon defeated a Songhai army more than 10 times its size.

Once part of the mighty Songhai empire centred on Gao in the 15th and 16th centuries, at independence France’s cartographic creation was barely viable.

Also located in Africa, the Kingdom of Songhai emerged in the 15th century. This Kingdom that would later surpass the Mali Empire originated in the city of Gao, under the leadership of Sunni Ali ...