AFRICAN COUNTRIES Archives - African Research Consult http://african-research.com/category/research/african-countries/ Your #1 Educational center Fri, 11 Oct 2024 12:15:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://i0.wp.com/african-research.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/cropped-AREC.png?fit=32%2C32 AFRICAN COUNTRIES Archives - African Research Consult http://african-research.com/category/research/african-countries/ 32 32 194781668 The Legend of Nana Kwabena Atta: The King Who Brought Christianity To Bompata http://african-research.com/research/the-legend-of-nana-kwabena-atta-the-king-who-brought-christianity-to-bompata/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-legend-of-nana-kwabena-atta-the-king-who-brought-christianity-to-bompata http://african-research.com/research/the-legend-of-nana-kwabena-atta-the-king-who-brought-christianity-to-bompata/#respond Fri, 26 Jul 2024 12:34:23 +0000 https://african-research.com/?p=2323 Nana Kwabena Atta (the 2nd King of Bompata in the line of succession) was a royal of the Bompata Atwea and Anyinase family who was born in 1814 at Anyinase Akyem Kotoku in the Eastern Region of Ghana to Nana Adwoa Amakyewa, Queenmother of Bompata and Opanin Kwaku Kyerematen of Anyinase Akyem Kotoku. He was the [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/the-legend-of-nana-kwabena-atta-the-king-who-brought-christianity-to-bompata/feed/ 0 2323 Mount Kenya is The Home of Supreme God Mwene-Ngai http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/mount-kenya-is-the-home-of-supreme-god-mwene-ngai/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mount-kenya-is-the-home-of-supreme-god-mwene-ngai http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/mount-kenya-is-the-home-of-supreme-god-mwene-ngai/#respond Wed, 15 May 2024 11:48:54 +0000 https://african-research.com/?p=2295 At 5,199 m, Mount Kenya is the second highest peak in Africa (second only to Tanzania’s Mount Kilimanjaro) and is an ancient extinct volcano. There are 12 remnant glaciers on the mountain, all receding rapidly, and four secondary peaks that sit at the head of the U-shaped glacial valleys. Kenya is named after Mountain Kenya. [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/mount-kenya-is-the-home-of-supreme-god-mwene-ngai/feed/ 0 2295 Ancestral Divisions of The Ga-Adangme Kingdom http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/ancestral-divisions-of-the-ga-adangme-kingdom/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ancestral-divisions-of-the-ga-adangme-kingdom http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/ancestral-divisions-of-the-ga-adangme-kingdom/#respond Tue, 23 Apr 2024 11:17:16 +0000 https://african-research.com/?p=2270 The Ga Adangme Kingdom is divided into three principal divisions based on ancestral migrations and peculiar cultures namely:  1. Ga Mashi (Accra) 2  Dangme  (Head) (to the east and north), and3  Obutu or Awutu to the (east). The Ga Traditional Council comprise of the followings: 1 Ga Mantse2 Gbese3 Asere4 Abola5 Otublohum6 Sempe7 Ngleshi8 Akunmadzen9 [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/ancestral-divisions-of-the-ga-adangme-kingdom/feed/ 0 2270 Nana Ofori Krobon The Great of Agogo (1630-1670) http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/nana-ofori-krobon-the-great-of-agogo-1630-1670/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nana-ofori-krobon-the-great-of-agogo-1630-1670 http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/nana-ofori-krobon-the-great-of-agogo-1630-1670/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 23:33:08 +0000 https://african-research.com/?p=2263 Agogo is a town in the Asante Akim North District. It is the administrative capital of Asante Akyem North Municipal. Agogo is approximately 80 kilometers east of Kumasi located at 6.80004 (latitude in decimal degrees), -1.08193 (longitude in decimal degrees) at an elevation/altitude of 396 meters. The average elevation of Agogo in Asante Akim North [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/nana-ofori-krobon-the-great-of-agogo-1630-1670/feed/ 0 2263 The Tragic End of Nana Amo Antwi Boasiako of Dwaboso (Juaso) http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/the-tragic-end-of-nana-amo-antwi-boasiako-of-dwaboso-juaso/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-tragic-end-of-nana-amo-antwi-boasiako-of-dwaboso-juaso http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/the-tragic-end-of-nana-amo-antwi-boasiako-of-dwaboso-juaso/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 07:44:57 +0000 https://african-research.com/?p=2257 After migrating from Adanse, later to Asuom, the ancesters of Juaso settled at the banks of the Dwabo river. Most Akan settlements were built on banks of rivers. This was because, they migrated by foot for months from place to place due to wars and unfavourable environmental conditions and will sometimes find it difficult to [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/the-tragic-end-of-nana-amo-antwi-boasiako-of-dwaboso-juaso/feed/ 0 2257 Nana Addo Kwaata: The Founder Of Asante Akyem Bompata http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/nana-addo-kwaata-the-founder-of-asante-akyem-bompata/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=nana-addo-kwaata-the-founder-of-asante-akyem-bompata http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/nana-addo-kwaata-the-founder-of-asante-akyem-bompata/#respond Tue, 09 Apr 2024 00:26:53 +0000 https://african-research.com/?p=2254 BOMPATA was established by Nana Addo Kwaata of Aninsua who was the maternal nephew of Nana Akometam and Anopim whose father Nana Frempong Manso, Akyem Kotokuhene gifted the land of Bompata to them. Their mother was Nana Ofosua. During the civil war between Juaben and Kumase in November, 1875, the Amantena people fled their homes after [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/nana-addo-kwaata-the-founder-of-asante-akyem-bompata/feed/ 0 2254 The Legend of Nana Odame Ananse (Spider) of Kwahu Atibie http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/the-legend-of-nana-odame-ananse-spider-of-kwahu-atibie/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-legend-of-nana-odame-ananse-spider-of-kwahu-atibie http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/the-legend-of-nana-odame-ananse-spider-of-kwahu-atibie/#respond Mon, 08 Apr 2024 23:16:20 +0000 https://african-research.com/?p=2251 Atibie is one of the towns encapsulated in the Kwahu Traditional Area and the Twi-speaking Kwahu ethnic group in the mountainous Eastern region of Ghana. The town lies on the west of Mpraeso. River Asuboni flows between Atibie and Mpraeso and serves as the natural boundary (Opoku-Asiamah, 2020). The town’s appellation is Ɔtwerefo Tim nana [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/the-legend-of-nana-odame-ananse-spider-of-kwahu-atibie/feed/ 0 2251 Detailed Origin of The Akwamu and Dormaa People http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/detailed-origin-of-the-akwamus-and-the-dormaaa-people/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=detailed-origin-of-the-akwamus-and-the-dormaaa-people http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/detailed-origin-of-the-akwamus-and-the-dormaaa-people/#respond Sun, 29 Oct 2023 12:38:18 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=2230 The Akwamu were originally called Aduana Twifo but got the name “Akwamu” or “Akwamufo” when they were moving from their settlement at Twifo Hemang. According to highly acclaimed Ghanaian Historian, Henry Kwadwo Amoako, the Akwamu (ah-kwah’-moo) got their origin name from the Akan term “kon bu” meaning neck (kon) break (bu). When the Akwamu army [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/detailed-origin-of-the-akwamus-and-the-dormaaa-people/feed/ 0 2230 Origin of Eba-Odan (Ibadan) and The Epic of Kurunmi The Warlock http://african-research.com/research/origin-of-eba-odan-ibadan-and-the-epic-of-kurunmi-the-warlock/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=origin-of-eba-odan-ibadan-and-the-epic-of-kurunmi-the-warlock http://african-research.com/research/origin-of-eba-odan-ibadan-and-the-epic-of-kurunmi-the-warlock/#respond Sat, 28 Oct 2023 18:45:16 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=2224 Africa is the home to over 3,000 tribes and 2,000 languages and dialects. Africa is home to approximately one-third of the world’s languages. The diversity of Africa’s languages is evidenced by their populations. In total, there are at least 75 languages in Africa which have more than 1 million speakers. Now let’s focus on Nigeria [...]

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]]> http://african-research.com/research/origin-of-eba-odan-ibadan-and-the-epic-of-kurunmi-the-warlock/feed/ 0 2224 King Sekhukhune And The Refuge of The Lulu Mountains http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/king-sekhukhune-and-the-refuge-of-the-lulu-mountains/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=king-sekhukhune-and-the-refuge-of-the-lulu-mountains http://african-research.com/research/african-countries/african-tribes/king-sekhukhune-and-the-refuge-of-the-lulu-mountains/#respond Thu, 01 Jun 2023 16:10:42 +0000 http://african-research.com/?p=2211 Sekhukhune was King of the Marota people (or the Bapedi people) who originated from the Bakgatla of the Western Transvaal. The Bapedi originated from the Bakgatla and moved to the Eastern-Central Transvaal. This was where they built a powerful empire in Bopedi, by a skilful combination of diplomacy and military conquest. Their motto, “Fetakgomo o [...]

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