The spider-shaped sword ornament was created in Ghana in the 19th century and was passed down in a Texas family for ...

GHANA - From the rich gold mines that earned Ghana the nickname "Gold Coast," the Ashanti people once built an empire so wealthy that gold became both currency and power.

In this episode of the Breakdown, Sandra Babu-Boateng revisits the deeper history behind Ghana as the country marks independence. The episode unveals that Ghana’s political foundations did not begin ...

PD Dipl.-Pol. Karl-Heinz Heerde (Political Scientist and Historian, Hamburg University 1980-1985), married to Alberta Heerde born Mensah, Ashanti from Kumasi with Ewe roots from Volta Region, Ghana, ...

By \xa0Emmanuel Adu-Mensah\u200bThe story of Ghana’s greatness is often written in gold, but the way we treat our icons is frequently written in tears. From the spiritual foundations of the Ashanti ...

A South African video game Relooted uses high-tech heist gameplay to highlight the issue of stolen African artefacts and the global debate around cultural repatriation… Technology is usually used to ...

Kwesi Pratt Jnr is an interesting author and a history-conscious son of Africa. The latter identity is particularly important because Pratt Jnr has chosen a struggle that is guaranteed to be lifelong, ...

There is a memorable moment in the song “The Girl Is Mine” by Michael Jackson featuring Paul McCartney from the album Thriller. In the song, the two singers engage in a playful argument over a woman, ...

There is something about the 6th of March that unsettles me. Not the celebration itself- I love the parade, the colours, the pride in people's eyes, the school bands marching slightly off-beat but ...

Ntotroso, a historic settlement in the Asutifi North District of the Ahafo Region, lies about 35 kilometres from Sunyani and boasts a history that dates back ...

At the height of the British Empire, just after the First World War, an island smaller than Kansas controlled roughly a quarter of the world’s population and landmass. To the architects of this ...

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- As Black History Month continues, we're introducing you to one of America's top 100 thinkers: Molefi Asante. The 83-year-old author of more than 100 books is widely recognized ...