Introduction to the Benin Empire The Kingdom of Benin has been described as having the world’s largest earthworks carried out prior to the mechanical era. It’s even been suggested by Fred Pearce, a writer for the New Scientist (an international science magazine) Benin City’s walls were once ‘four times longer
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Why Equal Education Rights matter in Today’s World
‘If you educate a man, you educate an individual. But if you educate a woman, you educate a nation.’ It is a well-known fact that, on average, women in Africa tend to receive less education than men. As African intellectual James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey explained in a lecture in Ghana,
The Importance of Believing in Yourself and Acting Together
> ‘If you think you’re too small to make a difference, you haven’t spent a night with a mosquito’ Have you ever felt too small to change the world? In the grand scheme of things, what difference can I make? It often seems that problems are too big to solve
A History of the West African Songhai Empire
The Songhai empire is the last in this trilogy of great West African kingdoms that were among the most prosperous, educated, and cultured civilisations in the world at the time. In fact, it is worth highlighting that the Songhai Empire derives its origins from the kingdoms of Ghana and Mali
A History of the Forest Kingdom of Benin
With artwork to rival that of renaissance Italy, structures comparable to the Great Wall of China, and a ruthlessly disciplined army, the Forest Kingdom is one of the highlights in Africa’s great history. It derives its name from the lush rainforests in which the Edo people first settled in the
A Short History of the Origin of Mathematics
Although the majority of people today would date the origins of mathematics back to the Babylonians, Egyptians, and Greeks, there is evidence to suggest that counting originated in sub-Saharan Africa. In 1960 geologists from Belgium discovered the Ishango bone near the Semliki river, which is on the border between modern-day
‘It Takes a Whole Village to Raise a Child’ – An African Saying
This African saying is believed to originate from the Igbo and Yoruba people of Nigeria. But, the idea that ‘it takes a whole village to raise a child’ is fundamental to many African cultures. So what exactly does it mean, and why does it have a positive impact on the
The Value of Teamwork for You and the Community
> “If you want to go fast, go alone. If you want to go far, go together.“ Whenever we have a journey to make there are usually two options. We can either go it alone, or alongside others. This African saying teaches us the benefits of working with our fellow
The Legacy of King Mansa Musa
> Have you ever wondered who is the richest man ever to have lived? Or, where he might have come from? The answer lies not too far away from where you are today. Yes, King Mansa Musa, whom historians believe to have possessed a fortune of roughly $400 billion, was