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Top 5 Sub-Saharan African Countries with the Largest Non-Oil Mineral Reserves
The African undoubtedly is home to a vast chunk of the world’s most sought-after natural resources. These resources have the potential to make the continent the richest in the world if judiciously...
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From West Africa to the World; the Journey of the Ghanaian Music Genre ‘Asakaa’
Since hitting the airwaves in the year 2020, the Ghanaian drill subgenre “Asakaa” has rapidly increased in popularity. This style of drill music developed from the indigenous Ghanaian dialect...
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The Profound Yoruba Funeral Rite of ‘Adiye Irana’
One of the biggest ethnic communities in Sub-Saharan Africa, the Yoruba are extensively spread throughout Nigeria and are the majority in the western section of the nation, which includes the states of...
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The Backstory of West Africa’s Biggest Tree
At the heart of the Essan-Apam Forest Reserve in Eastern Ghana stands a mammoth member of the Tieghemella heckelii species, which would later be known as West Africa’s biggest tree by size and height....
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The Legend of Asogli Yam Festival of the Ewes People of Ghana
The word for yam among the Ewe people of West African is “ete.” In Ewe literature, the word “ete” denotes swelling. According to oral tradition, a hunter once discovered an unusual...
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Son of African immigrants Frances Tiafoe could end America’s long wait for a men’s slam champion
In the midst of thunderous cheers from the Arthur Ashe Stadium audience, Frances Tiafoe’s parents, Frances Sr. and Alphina Kamara, were beaming down with pleasure as soon as he left the court after...