"Western historians have falsely assigned Ghana an origin of approximately 300 AD, in their attempt to keep all of the African nations south of the Sahara to history without pre-Christian origin" - Black Man Of The Nile And His Family by Dr. Yosef Ben Jochannan
"As the desert advanced, the Dhar Tichitt culture moved southward into the still well watered areas of northern Mali. This now seems the likely history of the civilization that can be documented at Koumbi Saleh" - African Time by Ife Killmanjaro
"in fact the greatness of Ghana stemmed from its position on the borders on the Sahara desert and it's control of large tracks of fertile lands in the far western part of West Africa" - African Time by Ife Killmanjaro
"Architectural elements in dry stone and clay that are found from Tichitt Walata in Mauritania to Tibesti. They symbolize the first organized civilizations of the drying up period of the Sahara: Garamante, Libyco-Berber, Toubou, and other groups of Black population." - UNESCO
Dr. John Henrik Clarke
Ancient Cultures and Civilizations Of The Green Sahara
"Ghana experienced many years of peace and prosperity because of two great ores-iron and gold. From about 500 B.C., iron was in general use among the West Africans along the Niger and Benue rivers. Scientists have found evidence of this in Nok, Nigeria" - Patricia McKissack
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