History and Mystery: Timbuktu – Africa’s El Dorado
During the fourteenth century the legend of Timbuktu as a rich cultural centre spread through the world.
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Timbuktu
Great Explorers: Africa
A number of eager explorers from all over the world became drawn to Africa in the 19th Century, enticed by its untapped potential, with their exploits triggering the controversial Scramble for Africa as various European powers contested for territorial colonisation.
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