OzikoroIgbo Institutions and the Strength of Community in the Atlantic World: “Ọ bụ mmadụ ka e ji ama ala”
“Igwe bụ ike” (Unity is strength). For the Igbo, the survival of the community depended not on kings or armies but on the collective spirit of its people. Unlike centralized kingdoms of the Yoruba or Asante, the Igbo built societies where decision-making rested in councils, age grades, and village assemblies. This unique system shaped not…