Download or read book A History of West Africa written by J. D. Fage and published by Ashgate Publishing. This book was released on 1992 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An outline history of West Africa from 900AD up until the end of the colonial period and the re-emergence of independent African states in the 1960s. Topics covered include political development, the European scramble for colonies, the Islamic revolution and the slave trade.