This is my first blog post from the continent of Africa, specifically the 10-island archipelago nation of Cabo Verde. It is located just off the coast of Senegal & is not well-known amongst most people, especially in the English-speaking world. Probably because the country is small, mainly Lusophone and speaks Portuguese & Kriolu (mixed African/Portuguese …
The year is 1957: a year where Ghana gained its independence from Britain and would set off a chain reaction, joining North Africa, South Africa and Ethiopia in their quest for independence in the coming years. Four kids who were from South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana (Gold Coast and Nigeria respectively participated in a debate held …
Yes, to burst your bubble, Atlantic Africans sold themselves. Why? It’s complicated. Shit, I ask myself this every single day, too. To begin with, today’s identity marker of “Africans” didn’t strike the heart strings of peoples that populated the coastline of Atlantic African. They identified (like most people in the world) with family lineages, towns …
As one enters the website, you may see a sign fly across the front page of the cover picture. That sign is actually a word in Nsibidi(Nsibiri) script, which says Nsibidi(Nsibiri). Originally of southeastern Nigerian(specifically Ejagham) origin, certain characters of the script have gone on to become the expression of many in the region, especially …
I am not of Senegambian descent, but I will try my best to explain the outlook of three peoples who make up around 50% of the population & how Atlantic relations affected the trajectory of generations to come. I will also mention the cultural landscape surrounding them in the country of Senegal & Gambia. I …
Capitalism this, Capitalism that. Ok, well what exactly is it? Well, according to Britannica, capitalism is the dominant economic system in the Western world where “most means of production are privately owned and production is guided and income distributed largely through the operation of markets”. This system of economics was made popular in Europe from …
(Disclaimer: This is a deep post, not an ego stroke.) The first nation, which contains a multitude of individuals, is the family. Countries are not created from sheer consciousness but born as a result of these linkages. Furthermore, I actually want to argue that the first nation is yourself (look at the two-year-old) but that …
Many African states reacted to the fall of the Mali & Songhay empire in an indirect & direct way. Atlantic commerce provided a way forward to glory and power for those decently close to the coastline & Portuguese/Spanish pleasantries made it enticing for those in West & West-Central Africa to follow the wave. This made …
In 2100, thirteen of the world’s largest twenty cities will be in Africa, and it is the only continent set to see exponential population growth throughout that time period. Three of those cities will be in Atlantic Africa. After staying stagnant from 1700-1807, it’s population growth has more than recovered ever since the 1900’s thanks …
Today is the Sabbath Day for Jews, Seventh-Day Adventists and the like. I would have(depending on the day) been worshipping from sunset Friday to sunset Saturday. Bible Study with family or friends, probably both. Prayer and reciting of hymns. Poking and prodding at my sister and my friends. An atmosphere of the typical Seventh-Day Adventist …