In a vibrant celebration of cultural heritage and historical significance, the illustrious history of the Kongo Kingdom is being showcased…
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The eighth (8) Akan clans are Oyoko (Falcon), Biretuo (Leopard), Aduana (Dog), Asona (Crow), Agona (Parrot), Ekuona (Buffalo), Asakyiri (Vulture),…
In a historic move, four genocide memorials in Rwanda have been officially recognized as World Heritage Sites by the United…
The Ashanti Empire was a pre-colonial West African state that emerged in the 17th century in what is now Ghana. …
The name Asante means “because of war”. The word is derived from the two (2) Twi words “ɛsa” meaning “war”…
The International African American Museum will soon open in Charleston, South Carolina, at one of the country’s most historically significant…
Holding a bamboo ink pen, Ethiopian Orthodox priest Zelalem Mola carefully copies text in the ancient Ge’ez language from a…
These traditions are not religious principles but a cultural identity that is passed on through stories, myths and tales, from…
The lighthouse, the library, Alexander the Great, Cleopatra…: in Marseille, the Mucem intends to “remove the varnish” of the myth…
On 31st January,1935 the British Governor Sir Arnold Wienholt Hodson proclaimed the ‘the Restoration of the Ashanti Confederacy’ Otumfuo Sir.…
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