From the 16th to the 19th centuries, the kingdom of Kaabu dominated a swath of West Africa that included modern-day Guinea-Bissau. The stories of its royalty and reign have been told for ...

News Gold artefacts on display at Javett Art Centre evidence of ancient African royalty, civilisation An exhibition of the gold carved into artefacts at the Javett Art Museum, University of Pretoria.

Far beyond East Africa, it appears these ancient farmers mingled with native populations, from the Yoruba on the western coast to the Mbutu in the Congo.