Medieval Africa, 1250-1800

Introduction: The medieval scene

Egypt: al-Misr

Ifriqiya and the Regencies

The Islamic Far West: Morocco

The western Sudan and upper Guinea

The central Sudan and lower Guinea

Nubia, Darfur and Wadai

The north-eastern triangle

The upper Nile basin and the East African plateau

The heart of Africa

The land of the blacksmith kings

From the Lualaba to the Zambezi

The approaches to Zimbabwe

The peoples of the South.