Unbelievable : a Truth, Reconciliation and Reparation Commission in Gambia ... is this kind of "guilt commissions trips all over in Africa or else"? NEVER AGAIN - good luck to those citizens in Gambia that "believe" that ... never again is the real TRUTH ... it was said in South Africa 1994, but more than… Continue reading TRRC – GAMBIA – never again
Kategorie: Western Africa
Ghana – weaving traditions – West Africa
Beautiful and creative - Kente cloth is also worn by the Ewe people, who were under the rule of the Asante kingdom in the late 18th century. It is believed that the Ewe, who had a previous tradition of horizontal loom weaving, adopted the style of kente cloth production from the Asante—with some important differences. … Continue reading Ghana – weaving traditions – West Africa
Anglo-Asanti Wars – 1823 – 1900
(Asanti-Ashanti) Of the many scattered imperial conflicts which comprise the martial history of Africa, most certainly the longest and drawn out conquests & military actions were the wars waged in the Gold Coast, by the British Empire in what is now the Republic of Ghana in West Africa. Of the most powerful tribes and cultures, the Asante Empire (alternatively… Continue reading Anglo-Asanti Wars – 1823 – 1900


