History · 3 min read
The stool that was never meant to be sat on
It became a symbol of a people, a political idea and a nation’s soul.
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History · 3 min read
A governor asked for a seat, and a war followed
Yaa Asantewaa turned a political crisis into one of the best-known acts of resistance in Ghanaian history.
History · 2 min read
The Hundred Years of the Anglo-Asante Wars
Fort Kumasi (Kumasi Fort and Military Museum); the coastal forts at Cape Coast, Elmina and Anomabo.
History · 2 min read
The Wall at Notsie: how the Ewe walked out backwards
Anloga, and the Hogbetsotso festival there in early November.
History · 2 min read
The Red Hunter and the Founding of Dagbon
Yendi, seat of the Ya-Naa; the Damba festival; the shrine of Naa Gbewaa at Pusiga in the Upper East.
History · 2 min read
The Big Six and the Road to 1957
The Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park and Mausoleum, Accra; Christiansborg/Osu Castle; the Independence Arch at Black Star Square.
History · 2 min read
Osei Tutu: the hostage who came back
Manhyia Palace Museum, Kumasi; Feyiase, south of Kumasi.
History · 2 min read
Under the Kum Tree: how Kumasi got its name
Kumasi; Bantama; and Kumawu, an hour northeast.
History · 2 min read
Ndewura Jakpa and the Making of Gonja
Damongo, seat of the Yagbonwura; Old Buipe; Salaga; the Jakpa Palace.
History · 2 min read
The Constitution That Was Written and Then Was Not Allowed
Mankessim, where they met.
History · 2 min read
The Broker of Anomabo
Fort William, Anomabo — still standing, and for a long time a working prison.
History · 2 min read
The Statue With No Head
Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park, Accra. Both pieces are there.