NKRUMAH, KWAME
October 25, 2023
Kwame Nkrumah (c. September 21, 1909- April 27, 1972) led the Gold Coast to independence
Homelands
Lake Volta and the Construction of the Akosombo Dam – Ghana
October 22, 2023
The Volta lake, as it is popularly known, was created by the construction of the
The War Festival (Asafotufiam festival) of the People of Ada in Ghana
October 22, 2023
The Asafotufiam Festival is celebrated by the chiefs and people of Ada in the Dangbe
The African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, Senegal
October 22, 2023
The African Renaissance Monument, also known as Monument De La Renaissance Africaine, is a bronze
‘Dipo’ – The Puberty Rite of the Krobo people – (Ghana)
October 15, 2023
Photo credit: Makana The Krobos of Ghana are an ancient tribe. They are one of
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NKRUMAH, KWAME
October 25, 2023
Kwame Nkrumah (c. September 21, 1909- April 27, 1972) led the Gold Coast to independence in 1957 as the state of Ghana, and thereafter, first
Lake Volta and the Construction of the Akosombo Dam – Ghana
October 22, 2023
The Volta lake, as it is popularly known, was created by the construction of the Akosombo Dam over the River Volta in the mid-1960s. The
The War Festival (Asafotufiam festival) of the People of Ada in Ghana
October 22, 2023
The Asafotufiam Festival is celebrated by the chiefs and people of Ada in the Dangbe East District of the Greater Accra region of Ghana to
The African Renaissance Monument in Dakar, Senegal
October 22, 2023
The African Renaissance Monument, also known as Monument De La Renaissance Africaine, is a bronze statue of 164 feet high perched on a hill in
‘Dipo’ – The Puberty Rite of the Krobo people – (Ghana)
October 15, 2023
Photo credit: Makana The Krobos of Ghana are an ancient tribe. They are one of a group of eight sub-tribes known as the Dangmes (Adangme)
"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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