A mosque in Mali. From the 1950s many African countries won their independence. Today, the ancient kingdom of Benin is part of Nigeria and Asante is in Ghana.

Art historian Gus Casely-Hayford explores the history of the old African kingdom of Ethiopia ... 16th-century bronzes made in the ancient kingdom of Benin.

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