The nearly complete bronze statue dubbed the Monument of the African Renaissance in November. The statue symbolizes the triumph of African liberation from centuries of ignorance, intolerance and racism, and he hopes it will rival the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower in Paris as a tourist destination. Renaissance Monument in West Africa – Senegal is a colossal structure …

The Mandinka belong to West African people that spread to different parts of The Gambia, Guinea, Senegal, Guinea-Bissau, Mali, and Ivory Coast. Mandinka belongs to the Manding branch of Mande. They’re also known as Malinke, Mandingo among other different names. The Mandinkas are the most prominent tribe of the Mande people with a world population of about 11 million, all …

Queen Nzinga Mbande was the ruler of the Mbundu kingdoms of the Ndongo (1583-1663), she is sometimes referred to as Anna Nzinga, in what is now Angola. Queen Anna Nzinga (approximately 1581-1663) one of the prominent women rulers of Africa. She ruled what is today called Angola throughout the 17th century battling slave trade and European influence. Queen Anna Nzinga …