Browsing: West Africa

Did you know that in 1010 AD, the largest man-made structure in Africa was located in the Old Benin Kingdom, in present-day Nigeria? The mighty Walls…

Group chats on WhatsApp can get awkward when the wrong people have accidentally been invited. As France and Britain find out when they get roasted by…

One hundred and two years ago, the “father of African film”, Ousmane Sembène, was born in Ziguinchor, Senegal. Sembène’s career began modestly, working a number of…

It’s Africa’s tallest statue, a revolutionary symbol against the shackles of colonialism, a call for unity among African nations, an enduring emblem of Pan-Africanism and has…

2024 has produced both highs and lows for pan-Africanism. Imperialist-instigated wars continued to rage in many parts of the continent, including Sudan and the Democratic Republic…

Our ‘Sister Of The Year’ recognition goes to Gaza’s 10-year-old Afro-Palestinian journalist, Lama Abu Jamous. Lama (lama_jamous9 on X), the youngest reporter from Gaza, has grabbed…

The legacy of the Mali Empire endures not only in history books but also in the indelible mark it left on the conscience of African people…

Neo-colonialism, as defined by Kwame Nkrumah, is the practice of using economic, political and cultural tools to control a country without direct military occupation. The effective…

Here’s one African treasure the British could never get their thieving hands on. The Golden Stool is a sacred bit of furniture that’s been revered by…

Guinea’s first president and Pan-Africanist leader, Ahmed Sékou Touré (1922-84), championed the revolutionary idea that Africa should ‘liquidate all dependence complex’ by striving to achieve ‘real’…