@morfega@otuegbe2@SaharaReporters@MBuhari@GEJonathan You have hit the nail on the head. While we remain so divided, we will struggle to make progress. North or south, Christian or Muslim, Franco or Anglophone... a house divided.
"Slavery existed among the Igbo long before colonization, but it accelerated in the 16th century, when the transatlantic trade began and demand for slaves increased. Under slavery, Igbo society was divided into three main categories: diala, ohu, and osu."
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@SonOfSteel This chap normally tweets on Igbo culture, though sometimes looks at other nations. I thought you might appreciate this example about your country.
Thread for some ‘upscale’ traditional architectural styles from the Lower Guinea area of western Africa. (Lower Guinea is the biogeographical area between southern Ghana and southern Nigeria).
Mansion in Kumasi, Ashanti Empire, late 19th century. Photo: Friedrich Ramseyer.
Thread for some ‘upscale’ traditional architectural styles from the Lower Guinea area of western Africa. (Lower Guinea is the biogeographical area between southern Ghana and southern Nigeria).
Mansion in Kumasi, Ashanti Empire, late 19th century. Photo: Friedrich Ramseyer.