Since 2007, 25 March has been designated as the International Day of Remembrance of the Victims of Slavery and the Transatlantic Slave Trade. It is therefore fitting that the United Nations General Assembly adopted the resolution, “Declaration of the Trafficking of Enslaved Africans and Racialised Chattel Enslavement of Africans as the Gravest Crime Against Humanity,” on this…
Globally, the memories of Africa often start with the Europeans’ arrival, slavery, and colonisation. However, evidence shows that Africa existed and had evolved socially, politically, culturally, and technologically before the arrival of Europeans. Mansa Musa’s (the Mali Empire) 14th-century pilgrimage to Mecca and the wealth, prestige, and power he demonstrated reveal a complex and civilised African…
If I had been asked a year ago whether the past still shapes the present, my answer would have been different from what it is today. This shift reflects a move from ignorance to a deeper understanding of Ghana’s history and heritage, gained through my PhD research on slavery and its enduring legacies. My PhD journey…
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