Alyssa Banta (www.alyssabanta.com) Preservationists are raising funds to translate collections (one of the largest private holdings in Timbuktu) into English and French. "The manuscripts show that ...

They created centres of learning and culture at Timbuktu and Djenné. The Kingdom of Benin was founded by the Edo people. It was ruled by the Divine Obas. In 1440, Oba Ewuare turned Benin City ...

spreads over several toguéré. (...) Special mention should be made of the ports of Djenné (...), where pirogues from Timbuktu would tie up." Advisory Body Evaluation (ICOMOS) of World Heritage ...