My African Cliches (English)
338 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 1 year ago - ★★★★★ - 18 ratingsOn the back of the bird Sankofa, this mythical bird that flies forward, head turned back, carrying in its beak an egg that symbolizes the future, this podcast takes you to every episode in the glorious history of African continent. Develop your knowledge of African history to better understand the continent today.
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ONESIMUS: The African Slave who introduced inoculation (vaccination) in America
November 04, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 9.33 MBWhile the history of eradication of smallpox is now well known, one of the important figures in the fight against smallpox is much less known or even masked. While the history of eradication of smallpox is now well known, one of the important figures in the fight against smallpox is much less known or even masked. It’s not known if Onesimus lived long enough to see the success of this technique, since his contribution has disappeared from the history books on public health, as indeed mos...
S4 E10: ONESIMUS: The African Slave who introduced inoculation (vaccination) to Americans.
November 04, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 9.33 MBWhile the history of eradication of smallpox is now well known, one of the important figures in the fight against smallpox is much less known or even masked. While the history of eradication of smallpox is now well known, one of the important figures in the fight against smallpox is much less known or even masked. It’s not known if Onesimus lived long enough to see the success of this technique, since his contribution has disappeared from the history books on public health, as indeed mos...
Chaos in Somalia: Don't blame the wrong people!
October 28, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.73 MBThe situation of the Somali people just after the world ward II, was a puzzle between the northern district of Kenya, the provinces of Haud and Ogaden in Ethiopia, French Somalia (now known as Djibouti), British Somalia or Somaliland (north of current Somalia) and finally Italian Somalia (south of present-day Somalia). You would agree that another version of Somalia was possible right? Whose fault is all this? It's up to you to think about it, and you may want to read a nice book titl...
Somalia: The real root causes of the chaos
October 28, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.73 MBThe situation of the Somali people just after the world ward II, was a puzzle between the northern district of Kenya, the provinces of Haud and Ogaden in Ethiopia, French Somalia (now known as Djibouti), British Somalia or Somaliland (north of current Somalia) and finally Italian Somalia (south of present-day Somalia). You would agree that another version of Somalia was possible right? Whose fault is all this? It's up to you to think about it, and you may want to read a nice book titl...
S4 E9: Chaos in Somalia: Don't blame the wrong people!
October 28, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.73 MBThe situation of the Somali people just after the world ward II, was a puzzle between the northern district of Kenya, the provinces of Haud and Ogaden in Ethiopia, French Somalia (now known as Djibouti), British Somalia or Somaliland (north of current Somalia) and finally Italian Somalia (south of present-day Somalia). You would agree that another version of Somalia was possible right? Whose fault is all this? It's up to you to think about it, and you may want to read a nice book titl...
Chaos in Somalia: Don't blame the wrong people!
October 28, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.73 MBThe situation of the Somali people just after the world ward II, was a puzzle between the northern district of Kenya, the provinces of Haud and Ogaden in Ethiopia, French Somalia (now known as Djibouti), British Somalia or Somaliland (north of current Somalia) and finally Italian Somalia (south of present-day Somalia). You would agree that another version of Somalia was possible right? Whose fault is all this? It's up to you to think about it, and you may want to read a nice book titl...
What kind of panafricanist are you? Find out with Dr Amzat Boukari Yabara
October 21, 2019 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBWhat kind of panafricanist are you? What are the different forms of pan-Africanism today? What’s your take on the question of having one african language? Do you know the Panafrican League umoja? Here are the responses of the historian Dr Amzat Boukari Yabara. This trip is an invitation to you, lovers of Africa from all over the world, to take your part in the long walk to real mental emancipation, silently, just like ants that make no noise.
S4 E8: What kind of panafricanist are you? Find out with Dr Amzat Boukari Yabara
October 21, 2019 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBWhat kind of panafricanist are you? What are the different forms of pan-Africanism today? What’s your take on the question of having one african language? Do you know the Panafrican League umoja? Here are the responses of the historian Dr Amzat Boukari Yabara. This trip is an invitation to you, lovers of Africa from all over the world, to take your part in the long walk to real mental emancipation, silently, just like ants that make no noise.
What kind of panafricanist are you?
October 21, 2019 04:00 - 7 minutes - 10.2 MBWhat kind of panafricanist are you? What are the different forms of pan-Africanism today? What’s your take on the question of having one african language? Do you know the Panafrican League umoja? Here are the responses of the historian Dr Amzat Boukari Yabara. This trip is an invitation to you, lovers of Africa from all over the world, to take your part in the long walk to real mental emancipation, silently, just like ants that make no noise.
S4 E7: Did panafricanism die with President Thomas Sankara? Dr Amzat Boukari Yabara responds!
October 14, 2019 04:30 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBIs Panafricanism dead? What is Panafricanism? what is its origins? history? structures? actions and results? This exceptional flight of Sankofa which celebrates, tomorrow, October 15, the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of a dream, the dream of an Africa truly free from its visible and invisible chains, the dream of a great President, a great African, and a great panafricanist, the late President Thomas Sankara. Welcome to the heart of Pan-Africanism, its history, its current for...
Did panafricanism die with President Thomas Sankara? Dr Amzat Boukari Yabara responds!
October 14, 2019 04:30 - 7 minutes - 10.1 MBIs Panafricanism dead? What is Panafricanism? what is its origins? history? structures? actions and results? This exceptional flight of Sankofa which celebrates, tomorrow, October 15, the 32nd anniversary of the assassination of a dream, the dream of an Africa truly free from its visible and invisible chains, the dream of a great President, a great African, and a great panafricanist, the late President Thomas Sankara. Welcome to the heart of Pan-Africanism, its history, its current for...
The Negro of Peter the Great: From Cameroon slave to Russian General
October 07, 2019 04:30 - 7 minutes - 9.91 MBThe extraordinary story of an African kid who went from slavery to the highest ranks of Russian imperial army, and gave Russia, one of his greatest poets. This story also emphasizes the work of African historians who are trying to re-write the established stories that bring Africa to where it belongs in the history of humanity.
S4 E6: The Negro of Peter the Great: From Cameroonian slave to Russian General
October 07, 2019 04:30 - 7 minutes - 9.91 MBThe extraordinary story of an African kid who went from slavery to the highest ranks of Russian imperial army, and gave Russia, one of his greatest poets. This story also emphasizes the work of African historians who are trying to re-write the established stories that bring Africa to where it belongs in the history of humanity.
The Negro of Peter the Great: From Cameroonian slave to Russian General
October 07, 2019 04:30 - 7 minutes - 9.91 MBThe extraordinary story of an African kid who went from slavery to the highest ranks of Russian imperial army, and gave Russia, one of his greatest poets. This story also emphasizes the work of African historians who are trying to re-write the established stories that bring Africa to where it belongs in the history of humanity.
Decolonize African national anthems!
September 30, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.89 MBHow many countries in Africa sing their national anthems in their former masters' language? how many in their national languages? What would be your ideal song for a panafrican anthem? What if you were asked to write one? Let me have your submissions!
S4 E5: Kindly decolonize African national anthems! Pleeeease!!
September 30, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.89 MBHow many countries in Africa sing their national anthems in their former masters' language? how many in their national languages? What would be your ideal song for a panafrican anthem? What if you were asked to write one? Let me have your submissions!
Kindly decolonize African national anthems! Pleeeease!!
September 30, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.89 MBHow many countries in Africa sing their national anthems in their former masters' language? how many in their national languages? What would be your ideal song for a panafrican anthem? What if you were asked to write one? Let me have your submissions!
Who are the Africans? Part 2
September 23, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.84 MBMy African cliché of the day is an immigration form. To enter Laos in August 2019. There was a question about my race. I logically responded HUMAN. Then I savored the astonishment of the immigration officer, then his embarrassed smile, and his exchange with his colleague and finally this silence so eloquent. I would have so wanted to explain to him in his language, that his race is also mine, and that the term black he was hoping for comes from the racialist ideology created by the Europe o...
S4 E4: Who are the AFRICANS? A forbidden panorama of the African people in the world
September 23, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.84 MBMy African cliché of the day is an immigration form. To enter Laos in August 2019. There was a question about my race. I logically responded HUMAN. Then I savored the astonishment of the immigration officer, then his embarrassed smile, and his exchange with his colleague and finally this silence so eloquent. I would have so wanted to explain to him in his language, that his race is also mine, and that the term black he was hoping for comes from the racialist ideology created by the Europe o...
Who are the AFRICANS? A forbidden panorama of the African people in the world
September 23, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.84 MBMy African cliché of the day is an immigration form. To enter Laos in August 2019. There was a question about my race. I logically responded HUMAN. Then I savored the astonishment of the immigration officer, then his embarrassed smile, and his exchange with his colleague and finally this silence so eloquent. I would have so wanted to explain to him in his language, that his race is also mine, and that the term black he was hoping for comes from the racialist ideology created by the Europe o...
S4 E3: The Two Killings of Fela Kuti (By CNN and Co)
September 16, 2019 04:00 - 7 minutes - 9.62 MBLast month, on August 2nd, I woke up and realized it has been exactly 22 years, since the world lost one of its iconic presidents, one with a sincere commitment to Africa’s underdogs. On that morning, while waiting for Phuket to wake up, and the lazy sun to shine, I started daydreaming… what does the world still remembers of him? What do the millions of African children, born after his death in 1997, know about his gift to the world? his legendary music? What would he tell them, if he was to...
The Two Killings of Fela Kuti (By CNN and Co)
September 16, 2019 04:00 - 7 minutes - 9.62 MBLast month, on August 2nd, I woke up and realized it has been exactly 22 years, since the world lost one of its iconic presidents, one with a sincere commitment to Africa’s underdogs. On that morning, while waiting for Phuket to wake up, and the lazy sun to shine, I started daydreaming… what does the world still remembers of him? What do the millions of African children, born after his death in 1997, know about his gift to the world? his legendary music? What would he tell them, if he was to...
Part 1 of my conversation with the Benin President on African cultural heritage in Europe
September 10, 2019 02:03 - 6 minutes - 10.4 MBMy African cliché of the day is a man, a French art critic, named Didier Rykner, who founded The Art Tribune, and boldly said on French TV that when Africans created those workpieces, they did not realize that they were doing art, and that these objects were supposed to disappear eventually anyway! what audacity! what condescendence, and above all, what ignorance! So, Africans only became aware of their own creativity only after the colonizers stole it? Well, let’s pay a surprise Sankofa to...
S4 E2: African art pieces stolen during colonization must return home: Chat with Benin Republic President (2/2)
September 10, 2019 02:03 - 7 minutes - 9.87 MBMy African cliché of the day is a man, a French art critic, named Didier Rykner, who founded The Art Tribune, and boldly said on French TV that when Africans created those workpieces, they did not realize that they were doing art, and that these objects were supposed to disappear eventually anyway! what audacity! what condescendence, and above all, what ignorance! So, Africans only became aware of their own creativity only after the colonizers stole it? Well, let’s pay a surprise Sankofa to...
African art pieces stolen during colonization must return home: Chat with Benin Republic President (2/2)
September 10, 2019 02:03 - 7 minutes - 9.87 MBMy African cliché of the day is a man, a French art critic, named Didier Rykner, who founded The Art Tribune, and boldly said on French TV that when Africans created those workpieces, they did not realize that they were doing art, and that these objects were supposed to disappear eventually anyway! what audacity! what condescendence, and above all, what ignorance! So, Africans only became aware of their own creativity only after the colonizers stole it? Well, let’s pay a surprise Sankofa to...
Life and fate of African art pieces stolen during colonization: my chat with Benin Republic President (1/2)
September 09, 2019 03:10 - 6 minutes - 9.41 MBMy African cliché of the day is a visa. Let’s call it the "Quai Branly Museum Visa”. This is the visa that President Macron will soon put in place, to facilitate school trips for children from villages in Benin to Paris, so that they can finally see for themselves a statuette like Kondo the shark symbolizing King Béhanzin. The Parisian museums of Quai Branly and the Orangery, strategically of course, will be able to sponsor air tickets for children, with the proceeds of their current joint e...
S4 E1: the fate of African artefacts stolen during colonization: chat with Mr President (1/2)
September 09, 2019 03:10 - 6 minutes - 9.41 MBMy African cliché of the day is a visa. Let’s call it the "Quai Branly Museum Visa”. This is the visa that President Macron will soon put in place, to facilitate school trips for children from villages in Benin to Paris, so that they can finally see for themselves a statuette like Kondo the shark symbolizing King Béhanzin. The Parisian museums of Quai Branly and the Orangery, strategically of course, will be able to sponsor air tickets for children, with the proceeds of their current joint e...
Part 2 of my conversation with the Benin President on African cultural heritage in Europe
September 09, 2019 03:10 - 7 minutes - 11.3 MBMy African cliché of the day is a visa. Let’s call it the "Quai Branly Museum Visa”. This is the visa that President Macron will soon put in place, to facilitate school trips for children from villages in Benin to Paris, so that they can finally see for themselves a statuette like Kondo the shark symbolizing King Béhanzin. The Parisian museums of Quai Branly and the Orangery, strategically of course, will be able to sponsor air tickets for children, with the proceeds of their current joint e...
40K downloads, See you in September!
August 27, 2019 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.57 MBMany thanks especially to all those who encouraged and helped me, from all over the world. My thanks go to you, Mattheus and your girlfriend in Brazil, to you also who shared this link in your networks, to you who reviewed this podcast on different listening platforms, and to you Emma, Dhashen, Ida, Amidou baba, Caitlin, Prudence, Beatrice, Salmane, Mercy, Patrick, Nidhee, Kerri and all of you who are listening right now, that i didnt mention. Huge thanks go also to all the historians, the...
40K downloads, 1 new channel, and See you in September! #REPLAY
August 27, 2019 09:00 - 4 minutes - 5.57 MBMany thanks especially to all those who encouraged and helped me, from all over the world. My thanks go to you, Mattheus and your girlfriend in Brazil, to you also who shared this link in your networks, to you who reviewed this podcast on different listening platforms, and to you Emma, Dhashen, Ida, Amidou baba, Caitlin, Prudence, Beatrice, Salmane, Mercy, Patrick, Nidhee, Kerri and all of you who are listening right now, that i didnt mention. Huge thanks go also to all the historians, the...
16 university graduates, 600 priests and an explosive political situation
August 25, 2019 05:00 - 7 minutes - 9.63 MBHello to all of you ! Can you guess the country we are flying to ? here is a clue to help you : I am an African country, and was personal and private possession of a European king. My abundant natural wealth encouraged my owner and his companies to undertake the brutal exploitation of my population, which diminished by half between 1880 and 1926, to the point that some historians refer to this period as a "forgotten holocaust". When I became independent on June 30, 1960, unlike other French...
16 university graduates, 600 priests and an explosive political situation ... #REPLAY
August 25, 2019 05:00 - 7 minutes - 9.63 MBHello to all of you ! Can you guess the country we are flying to ? here is a clue to help you : I am an African country, and was personal and private possession of a European king. My abundant natural wealth encouraged my owner and his companies to undertake the brutal exploitation of my population, which diminished by half between 1880 and 1926, to the point that some historians refer to this period as a "forgotten holocaust". When I became independent on June 30, 1960, unlike other French...
Belgium gave a poisoned dowry to Congo in 1960...
August 25, 2019 05:00 - 7 minutes - 9.63 MBHello to all of you ! Can you guess the country we are flying to ? here is a clue to help you : I am an African country, and was personal and private possession of a European king. My abundant natural wealth encouraged my owner and his companies to undertake the brutal exploitation of my population, which diminished by half between 1880 and 1926, to the point that some historians refer to this period as a "forgotten holocaust". When I became independent on June 30, 1960, unlike other French...
S3 E13: Belgium's poisoned dowry to Congo in 1960
August 25, 2019 05:00 - 7 minutes - 9.63 MBHello to all of you ! Can you guess the country we are flying to ? here is a clue to help you : I am an African country, and was personal and private possession of a European king. My abundant natural wealth encouraged my owner and his companies to undertake the brutal exploitation of my population, which diminished by half between 1880 and 1926, to the point that some historians refer to this period as a "forgotten holocaust". When I became independent on June 30, 1960, unlike other French...
S3 E12: The Beauty (Madagascar) and the Beast (Poverty)!
August 24, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 9.59 MBIn terms of national independence, the year 1960 is a downright champion. And June 26, 1960, was the turn of another country, an island actually. First called the Saint Lawrence Island by the Portuguese in 1500, it owes its current name to an error of former geographers, including Oronce Finé, who confused it with an imaginary island described by Marco Polo. With a surface of almost 600,000 square meter, it is one of the largest islands in the world, located in eastern Africa and separated...
The Beauty (Madagascar) and the Beast (Poverty)!
August 24, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 9.59 MBIn terms of national independence, the year 1960 is a downright champion. And June 26, 1960, was the turn of another country, an island actually. First called the Saint Lawrence Island by the Portuguese in 1500, it owes its current name to an error of former geographers, including Oronce Finé, who confused it with an imaginary island described by Marco Polo. With a surface of almost 600,000 square meter, it is one of the largest islands in the world, located in eastern Africa and separated...
The Beauty (Madagascar) and the Beast (Poverty)! #REPLAY
August 24, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 9.59 MBIn terms of national independence, the year 1960 is a downright champion. And June 26, 1960, was the turn of another country, an island actually. First called the Saint Lawrence Island by the Portuguese in 1500, it owes its current name to an error of former geographers, including Oronce Finé, who confused it with an imaginary island described by Marco Polo. With a surface of almost 600,000 square meter, it is one of the largest islands in the world, located in eastern Africa and separated...
Jacobus Eliza Kapitein: the Ancestor of Africans who hate Africans!
August 23, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 8.99 MBIn the 18th century, an African philosopher became a great advocate for slavery in Europe. For his doctorate degree in philosophy at the Univesity of Leiden in Holland, he defended a research titled "Political and theological dissertation about slavery, which is not contrary to Christian freedom". Here are the trajectory, and the wanderings of Jacobus Eliza Capitein, enslaved african boy, who became philosopher, slave seller, pastor, businessmen and teacher
Jacobus Eliza Kapitein: the African philosopher who defended slavery #REPLAY
August 23, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 8.99 MBIn the 18th century, an African philosopher became a great advocate for slavery in Europe. For his doctorate degree in philosophy at the Univesity of Leiden in Holland, he defended a research titled "Political and theological dissertation about slavery, which is not contrary to Christian freedom". Here are the trajectory, and the wanderings of Jacobus Eliza Capitein, enslaved african boy, who became philosopher, slave seller, pastor, businessmen and teacher
S3 E11: Jacobus Eliza Kapitein: the Ancestor of Africans who hate Africans!
August 23, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 8.99 MBIn the 18th century, an African philosopher became a great advocate for slavery in Europe. For his doctorate degree in philosophy at the Univesity of Leiden in Holland, he defended a research titled "Political and theological dissertation about slavery, which is not contrary to Christian freedom". Here are the trajectory, and the wanderings of Jacobus Eliza Capitein, enslaved african boy, who became philosopher, slave seller, pastor, businessmen and teacher
Jacobus Eliza Kapitein: the African philosopher who defended slavery
August 23, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 8.99 MBIn the 18th century, an African philosopher became a great advocate for slavery in Europe. For his doctorate degree in philosophy at the Univesity of Leiden in Holland, he defended a research titled "Political and theological dissertation about slavery, which is not contrary to Christian freedom". Here are the trajectory, and the wanderings of Jacobus Eliza Capitein, enslaved african boy, who became philosopher, slave seller, pastor, businessmen and teacher
Why did Portuguese spend 40% of their national budget in the wars to keep their African colonies? #REPLAY
August 23, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.39 MBMy African cliche of the day is a burden. The economic burden suffered by the African continent, because of all the struggles for independence. Historians often focus on the burden and impact that slavery imposed on Africa. What if we were to calculate the economic damage of all the independence fights and war ? what do you think should be taken into account ? What is the price of an African independence? It’s up to you to think about it, to think about your own willingness to pay for freedo...
S3 E10: Portugal, the greedy master of its African colonies!
August 23, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.39 MBMy African cliche of the day is a burden. The economic burden suffered by the African continent, because of all the struggles for independence. Historians often focus on the burden and impact that slavery imposed on Africa. What if we were to calculate the economic damage of all the independence fights and war ? what do you think should be taken into account ? What is the price of an African independence? It’s up to you to think about it, to think about your own willingness to pay for freedo...
Portugal really "liked" its African colonies ! Why?
August 23, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.39 MBMy African cliche of the day is a burden. The economic burden suffered by the African continent, because of all the struggles for independence. Historians often focus on the burden and impact that slavery imposed on Africa. What if we were to calculate the economic damage of all the independence fights and war ? what do you think should be taken into account ? What is the price of an African independence? It’s up to you to think about it, to think about your own willingness to pay for freedo...
Why did Portuguese spend 40% of their national budget in the wars to keep their African colonies?
August 23, 2019 04:00 - 6 minutes - 9.39 MBMy African cliche of the day is a burden. The economic burden suffered by the African continent, because of all the struggles for independence. Historians often focus on the burden and impact that slavery imposed on Africa. What if we were to calculate the economic damage of all the independence fights and war ? what do you think should be taken into account ? What is the price of an African independence? It’s up to you to think about it, to think about your own willingness to pay for freedo...
From Slave to well-established philosopher in the 18th century Europe: Dr Anton Amo, Aka Amo "the Guinean"
August 22, 2019 05:00 - 6 minutes - 9.51 MBThe 18th century, or the age of lights, is certainly a great century, especially in terms of ideas and innovations. What has been the role of Africans in this century full of upheavals? The Sankofa attempts a response through the exploration of the life and works of Dr. Anton Wilhem Amo, aka, Amo "the Guinean", an African slave who became a great scholar in the 18th century Europe. His remarkable works are more relevant than ever.
From Slave to well-established philosopher in the 18th century Europe: Dr Anton Amo, Aka Amo "the Guinean" #REPLAY
August 22, 2019 05:00 - 6 minutes - 9.51 MBThe 18th century, or the age of lights, is certainly a great century, especially in terms of ideas and innovations. What has been the role of Africans in this century full of upheavals? The Sankofa attempts a response through the exploration of the life and works of Dr. Anton Wilhem Amo, aka, Amo "the Guinean", an African slave who became a great scholar in the 18th century Europe. His remarkable works are more relevant than ever.
From slavery to philosophy: the incredible life of Dr Anton W. AMO
August 22, 2019 05:00 - 6 minutes - 9.51 MBThe 18th century, or the age of lights, is certainly a great century, especially in terms of ideas and innovations. What has been the role of Africans in this century full of upheavals? The Sankofa attempts a response through the exploration of the life and works of Dr. Anton Wilhem Amo, aka, Amo "the Guinean", an African slave who became a great scholar in the 18th century Europe. His remarkable works are more relevant than ever.
S3 E9: From slavery to philosophy: the incredible life of Dr Anton W. AMO
August 22, 2019 05:00 - 6 minutes - 9.51 MBThe 18th century, or the age of lights, is certainly a great century, especially in terms of ideas and innovations. What has been the role of Africans in this century full of upheavals? The Sankofa attempts a response through the exploration of the life and works of Dr. Anton Wilhem Amo, aka, Amo "the Guinean", an African slave who became a great scholar in the 18th century Europe. His remarkable works are more relevant than ever.
Welcome to the First Major Black Empire: Ghana Empire!
August 21, 2019 04:30 - 6 minutes - 9.33 MBWelcome back in our series of trips to the ancient African states. Today, the flight of Sankofa lands in a territory limited to the North by the Sahara desert and to the south by the forest, between the upper Niger valley to Upper Senegal on the border with White Africa. The first major black empire to emerge in western Sudan, its hegemony lasted from the 4th to the 11th century AD. Welcome to the Ghana empire, which was very different, and much larger than today's Ghana, which Kwame Nkrum...