The crowd sat rapt as Senegalese master fortune-teller Adama Gackou entered a trance to predict what the future holds for the west African country. Bedecked in talismans, a large ox horn hanging from ...

SIRIO CANOS-DONNAY: It played a key role in many events of historical importance for the world, including early African statehood, and it survives all the way till the late 19th century.

ARI DANIEL, BYLINE: Kaabu emerged in the 13th century as a coastal province within the kingdom of Mali in West Africa. But when Mali fell a few hundred years later, Kaabu became independent.

For one griot, the unearthing of this ancient West African capital offers vindication By Ari Daniel Published April 16, 2025 at 6:23 PM EDT Listen • 4:39 ...

Africa For one griot, the unearthing of this ancient West African capital offers vindication April 16, 20256:23 PM ET Heard on All Things Considered Ari Daniel ...