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NKRUMAH AND HIS SECURITY TEAM — A PHOTOGRAPH WITH A HAUNTING AFTERSTORY 🇬🇭 NKRUMAH AND HIS SECURITY TEAM — A PHOTOGRAPH WITH A HAUNTING AFTERSTORY Look closely at this photograph. Dr. Kwame Nkrumah stands surrounded by members of his security and official entourage at Accra International Airport in February 1966. At the time, Nkrumah’s securityContinue reading “NKRUMAH AND HIS SECURITY TEAM — A PHOTOGRAPH WITH A HAUNTING AFTERSTORY”

How Ethiopian Warriors Dressed During the Adwa Era How Ethiopian Warriors Dressed During the Adwa Era 🇪🇹⚔️ In the late 19th century, Ethiopian warriors went to battle in clothing and equipment shaped by local tradition, craftsmanship, and the realities of warfare. Many wore the shamma, a large cotton cloth wrapped around the body, often overContinue reading “How Ethiopian Warriors Dressed During the Adwa Era”

A WOMAN AS CAPABLE AS A MAN: A WOMAN AS CAPABLE AS A MAN: The Unyielding Empire of Queen Amina of Zazzau. When we discuss the great military strategists of the global medieval era, names like Alexander the Great or Napoleon dominate the pages of history textbooks.Yet, in the 16th century, right here in WestContinue reading “A WOMAN AS CAPABLE AS A MAN:”

Who said Europeans brought Christianity to africa😄. Don’t be deceived by that narrative. Who said Europeans brought Christianity to africa😄. Don’t be deceived by that narrative. Christianity was established across North and East Africa centuries before taking root in Western European nations like France or Germany.​While Western European regions were still predominantly pagan tribal lands,Continue reading “Who said Europeans brought Christianity to africa😄. Don’t be deceived by that narrative.”

TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 15,1960-THE LAGOS STOCK EXCHANGE WAS BORN, JUST 15 DAYS BEFORE NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 15,1960-THE LAGOS STOCK EXCHANGE WAS BORN, JUST 15 DAYS BEFORE NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE On September 15, 1960, just two weeks before Nigeria gained independence, a major institution that would shape the country’sContinue reading “TODAY IN HISTORY: ON THIS DAY,SEPTEMBER 15,1960-THE LAGOS STOCK EXCHANGE WAS BORN, JUST 15 DAYS BEFORE NIGERIA’S INDEPENDENCE”