A socialist realist sculpture of a precolonial ruler is pedestrian compared to a portrait completed in his lifetime

The regal estate that fronts Devil’s Peak next to Table Mountain was home to British colonialist, politician and imperialist Cecil John Rhodes (1853-1902), whose belief in Anglo-Saxon supremacy led…

The University took possession of an estimated 13,000 acres of land north of the city center on Ibadan road, although less than half of the land is in active use. Renamed Obafemi Awolowo University…

Mena House Hotel has flourished and grown while harboring a rich history. Just 700 meters from the Great Pyramids, the Mena House still manages to stand out. Its elegant and elaborate architecture and…

The Oduduwa monument can be found within the grounds of Afewonro Park, located in Enuwa Square near the Ooni’s palace. The fiberglass figure, at the center of the city, represents Oduduwa, the Yoruba…

Current Asante narrative stresses that the Asante insisted on paying the British for the new royal palace in 1925, so their ruler need not be beholden to the colonialists. British records show their…

This busy center city thoroughfare has an ancient history that periodically resurrects when palace chiefs process through the roundabout.