During World War II, African soldiers all over the continent played a key role in the Allied Powers’ victory. They helped defeat the Italians in Ethiopia. Troops from Kenya and the Gold Coast now known as Ghana traveled to...
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Ghana’s struggle to dismantle colonial rule cannot be tied to only the lauded, well-known nationalists but also certain individuals who contributed immensely to pave way for independence. It is vital we honor these individuals...
Quobna Ottobah Cugoano, also known as John Stuart, was an abolitionist, political activist, and philosopher from the Gold Coast (present-day Ghana) in West Africa. He was born in 1757 in Ajumako, a town in the Central Region of...
Kobina Sekyi, formally known as William Essuman-Gwira Sekyi, was a Ghanaian nationalist, philosopher, lawyer, and writer born on November 1, 1892, in the Gold Coast (now Ghana). He attended Mfantsipin School, then known as...