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See also:

• Society: History: By Region: Africa (34)
• Society: History: By Region: Africa: Early Empires: Ghana (0)

• The Story of Africa - Islam : BBC World Service - A history of Islam in Africa; includes articles about Muslim practice and activity on the continent, regional variations, a timeline, bibliography and links.
• African Islam in Tanzania - A paper by Abdulaziz Y. Lodhi and David Westerlund; covers the history and development of Islam in the country, from its introduction to the 1990s.
• Civilizations in Africa: The Islamic Invasions - A summary overview of Muslim expansion in Africa.
• Early African Empires and their Global Connections - A brief overview of the empires of Ghana, Mali and Songhay, and significant rulers.
• Kanem-Bornu and The Hausa States - An account of the rise of the empire which at its height controlled territory from Libya to Lake Chad to Hausaland.
• Kingdoms of the Medieval Sudan - Histories of Mali, Songhay, Kanem-Bornu, and Hausaland, with sections on trade in the Sahel, and on Islam. Also includes a photo gallery and glossary.
• Medieval Sourcebook: Abu Uthman al-Jahiz - A translation of an excerpt from "The Essays" (c 860 CE) on the Zanj (Black Africans of East Africa).
• US Library of Congress - Ancient Manuscripts from the Desert Libraries of Timbuktu - Online exhibition presents manuscripts from Timbuktu, covering the 16th to the 18th centuries.

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