News: Before the skyscrapers, Before the oil economy, Before modern Nigeria, There was Kano

By European Union

At Gidan Makama Museum Team Europe stepped into centuries of history, exploring the traditions, institutions and stories that helped shape one of West Africa’s greatest commercial and cultural capitals.

Every doorway, artefact and symbol tells a story of over over a thousand years of leadership, trade, resilience and identity.

Some places preserve history.

Kano still lives it.