Books  - - -

• Akyeampong, Emmanuel Kwaku. 2006. Themes in West Africa's History. Athens: Ohio University. 
• Conrad, David C. 2010. Empires of Medieval West Africa : Ghana, Mali, and Songhay /David C. Conrad. New York: Chelsea House.
• De Graft-Johnson, John Coleman. 1986. African Glory: The Story of Vanished Negro Civilizations. Baltimore, MD: Black Classic Press.
• Knudsen, Christiana Oware. 2016. Ancient West African Women: Toppled Cornerstones. Pneuma Springs Publishing.
• McKenna, Amy. 2011. The History of Western Africa. New York, N.Y.: Britannica Educational Pub. in association with Rosen Educational Services.
• Newitt, M. D. D. 2010. The Portuguese in West Africa, 1415-1670 a Documentary History. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press.
• Owusu-Ansah, David. 2014. Historical Dictionary of Ghana. Lanham: Rowman & Littlefield.
• Reece, Katherine E. 2006. West African kingdoms: Empires of Gold and Trade. Vero Beach, Fla: Rourke Pub.
• Smith, Robert Sydney. 1988. Kingdoms of the Yoruba. Madison, Wis: University of Wisconsin Press.

Videos  - - -

• Dr. John Henrik Clarke | Africa: Empires of Ghana & Mali
• DOCUMENTARY: The 300 year old Ashanti Kingdom
• Everyday Life in an Early West African Empire
• The Oral History of the Mali Empire
• West African Kingdoms of Ghana, Mali & Songhai

Websites - - -

• African Empires - YouTube Video [Min: 34:54]
• The History of West Africa
• The Kingdom of Benin – Khan Academy
• Quintana, Maria L., "Ashanti Empire/ Asante Kingdom (18th to late 19th century)," Blackpast.org.
• Tesfu, Julianna, “Ghana (ca. 750-1076),” Blackpast.org.
• Tesfu, Julianna, "Mali Empire (ca. 1200- )," Blackpast.org.

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