05 min Tourism and Culture/History Culture and Society Features Travel Beyond the beaches: exploring The Gambia Justifiably famous for its beaches, the smallest country on the African continent has plenty more to offer than… GatingoNovember 21, 2020 Read More
04 min Culture and Society NEWS TROKOSI IN EWELAND In her bedroom, Selassie examines her reflection in tiny broken mirror. She lives in a traditional Troxovi shrine… GatingoNovember 14, 2020 Read More
02 min Culture and Society magazine A look at the Nogokpo deity of the Anlos of Ghana feared for its thief-catching spells Africans of yore have always believed in animism – the attribution of a living soul to plants, inanimate… GatingoOctober 21, 2020 Read More
03 min Culture and Society magazine A look at Ethiopia’s historic coffee ritual Source: face2faceafrica.com Dating back to the 15th century, coffee arguably originated from Ethiopia. With some notable myths tracing… GatingoOctober 11, 2020 Read More
01 min Culture and Society Lifestyle magazine Why should Africans give more credit to local cuisine? The culinary art like any other practice which renders a daily service to the Man who has slowly… GatingoJune 2, 2020 Read More
01 min Culture and Society magazine BROTHERHOOD COLLABORATION BETWEEN BLACKS AND INDIANS OF AMERICA CIRCA 1312 Many people are unaware that blacks came to America long before slavery and also before the arrival of… GatingoMay 21, 2020 Read More
02 min Culture and Society Entertainment music ELOM 20CE A drug does not administer itself to a patient. ELOM 20CE “A drug does not administer itself to a patient. Someone needs to serve it. Man is… GatingoMay 15, 2020 Read More
01 min Culture and Society magazine HOW EUROPE HAS GONE FROM GREAT POVERTY TO THE RICHEST CONTINENT STATUS IN THE WORLD, BY DECIMATING, KILLING THE AFRICAN BLACK CONTINENT Europe was probably the poorest continent in the world. After the fall of the mighty Roman Empire, Europe… GatingoMay 12, 2020 Read More
Culture and Society Adinkra Symbols and the Rich Akan Culture Adinkra in 1817 Today, we will talk about Adinkra symbols of the Akanpeople of Côte d’Ivoire and Ghana. The Adinkra symbols are believed to… GatingoFebruary 20, 2020 Read More
Culture and Society Scarification: an ‘Ancient’ African Tattoo Culture These days, many of my fellow African brothers and sisters sport tattoos of some European or foreign symbols on… GatingoFebruary 19, 2020 Read More