Tag: Benin

Discover West Africa: Ghana, Togo, Benin, and more

The Story of West Africa West Africa consists of the modern nations of Benin, Burkina Faso, Cape Verde, Côte d’Ivoire, The Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Across the region is a story of resilience, complexity, and extraordinary cultural richness. Long before European ships arrived on its […]

Africa’s Gold Coast

Africa’s Gold Coast and the Gold Trade West Africa’s fabled ‘Gold Coast’, the former region on the Gulf of Guinea now known as Ghana, was once best known for its relationship with the expanding global money supply. Providing gold for the Atlantic trade from the 15th century, this was a spin off from an even […]