16th–17th-century Benin Bronze brass plaque showing figures associated with Afro-Portuguese encounters, reflecting the type of West African–European interactions that reached the Niger Delta by the early 1500s. Photo credit; Sailko…
Duke town, a key settlement in the seaport’s trade network. Photo credit; Wikipedia.
For more than four centuries, Calabar has stood as one of West Africa’s most influential seaports, serving as…