Timbuktu was founded in the fifth century of the Hijra (10th century AD). The city eventually became a commercial hub and center of trade for caravans from the Sahara Desert. People from all over Africa settled in Timbuktu. One of
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Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire was the last of the great West African empires. It was originally a state within the Mali empire, but it later gained its independence after the decline of Mali. Occupying roughly the same territory as the Malian