As the sun rises in the ancient city of Maiduguri, 50-year-old Falmata sits by the fireplace and prepares breakfast for her family. The dish is a traditional Kanuri soup known as Kalu Karkaraye.

Kanem was situated north east of Lake Chad. Its early origins are thought to lie in the 7th century with the settlement of the Zaghawa people. In the early 11th century, the Kanuri-speaking Sefawa ...

INDEX: Songhay ORIGINS The wealth and power of Songhay can be traced back to the Sorko fishermen who were skilled canoeists, ...