OTU, AHIAKWA
May 15, 2023
Ahiakwa Otu (16? – Circa 1711) was a broker for the Dutch in Accra, who
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OPOKU FREFRE
May 15, 2023
OPOKU FREFRE Opoku Frefre ( Circa 1760-1826) was the talented Gyasehene (royal treasurer) of Asante
MENSA BONSU
May 15, 2023
MENSA BONSU Mensa Bonsu (circa 1840 – April 21, 1896) was Asantehene from 1874-1983. In
ANSA, KWAMINA
May 15, 2023
KWAMINA ANSA Kwamina Ansa, (late 15th century), or Caramansa, was the leading stool-holder of Elmina,
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OTU, AHIAKWA
May 15, 2023
Ahiakwa Otu (16? – Circa 1711) was a broker for the Dutch in Accra, who later became the Accra representative for the powerful state of
OPOKU FREFRE
May 15, 2023
OPOKU FREFRE Opoku Frefre ( Circa 1760-1826) was the talented Gyasehene (royal treasurer) of Asante for a quarter of a century, as well as a
MENSA BONSU
May 15, 2023
MENSA BONSU Mensa Bonsu (circa 1840 – April 21, 1896) was Asantehene from 1874-1983. In the earlier part of his reign he launched a program
ANSA, KWAMINA
May 15, 2023
KWAMINA ANSA Kwamina Ansa, (late 15th century), or Caramansa, was the leading stool-holder of Elmina, an Akan fishing hamlet that became the first European trading
"After all, This is where the work should be done... in Africa, sponsored by Africans, for Africa."
Dr. William Edward Burghardt Du Bois,
Founding Director [1868-1963]
Encyclopaedia African Project (EAP)
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