Places · 3 min read
The coast that began with gold and became a global memory
They were built along a coast already connected to African markets, diplomacy and inland gold.
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Culture · 2 min read
Nyame and Asase Yaa: the Sky Father and the Earth Mother
Any Akan funeral; any farm on a Thursday, when the earth rests.
Culture · 2 min read
Why the Sea Turtle Beats Its Breast
The turtle nesting beaches at Ada Foah, Ningo, and along the Volta estuary, roughly October to March.
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.
Diaspora · 2 min read
Cape Coast Castle and the Door of No Return
From 1653 (Swedish), rebuilt and expanded by the British
Diaspora · 2 min read
Assin Manso and the Last Bath
Assin Manso, Central Region, on the Cape Coast–Kumasi road
Culture · 2 min read
The Companies
The posuban shrines at Elmina, Anomabo, Mankessim and Kormantse; asafo flags in museums worldwide.
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.
People · 2 min read
The Man Who Preached at the Castle for Fifty Years
Cape Coast Castle. He is buried in the courtyard.
People · 2 min read
Efua Sutherland and the Spider on the Stage
The Ghana National Theatre; the Kodzidan "story house" at Ekumfi Atwia; the Centre for National Culture, Kumasi.