World History EncyclopediaSalt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient West Africa where very little naturally occurring deposits of the mineral could be found. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1342/the-salt-trade-of-ancient-west-africa/ #History #Berbers #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland
West Africa was one of the world's greatest producers of gold in the Middle Ages. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1383/the-gold-trade-of-ancient--medieval-west-africa/ #History #GhanaEmpire #Gold #Hausaland
Following the conquest of North Africa by Muslim Arabs in the 7th century CE, Islam spread throughout West Africa via merchants, traders, scholars, and missionaries, that is largely through peaceful means whereby African rulers either tolerated the religion or converted to it themselves. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1382/the-spread-of-islam-in-ancient-africa/ #History #Africa #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland
Salt from the Sahara desert was one of the major trade goods of ancient West Africa where very little naturally occurring deposits of the mineral could be found. https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1342/the-salt-trade-of-ancient-west-africa/ #History #Berbers #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland
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A History of Niger 1850-1960 by Finn Fuglestad
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#Niger, #historyofNiger, #Nigerienhistory, #Africanhistory, #historyofAfrica, #frenchcolonialism, #frenchimperialism, #colonialism, #imperialism, #antiblackness, #Sahel, #Saharadesert, #WestAfrica, #20thcentury, #19thcentury, #war, #revolt, #rebellion, #famine, #Hausaland, #Kanuriland, #Tuareg, #frenchcolonialWestAfrica
This comprehensive history of Niger during the colonial period is a work based on primary research which attempts an overall appraisal of the colonial past.
Dr Fuglestad questions the assumption that the colonial conquest constituted a clear break in African history. He traces the main trends of the colonial period back to their origins in the pre-colonial past. He also demonstrates that the power of colonial officials was less effective than is generally thought and that, though French colonial rule was the single most important factor in shaping the present-day societies of Niger, it was still only one of the many contributing factors.
The camel caravans which crossed the great dunes of the Sahara desert began in antiquity but reached their golden period from the 9th century CE onwards. In their heyday caravans consisted of thousands of camels travelling from North Africa, across the desert to the savannah region in the south and back again, in a hazardous journey that could take several months. Stopping along the way at vita...https://www.worldhistory.org/article/1344/the-camel-caravans-of-the-ancient-sahara/ #Camel #GhanaEmpire #Hausaland
