Africa Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Migration of Igbo after the war. Photo credit: X.com The Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria are widely known for their business ingenuity, mobility, and ability to rebuild from adversity. Nowhere is…

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Nov 2025

Ikenga Super Stars of Africa: Pioneers of Igbo Highlife

The image shows the cover of an album by the Nigerian highlife band Ikenga Super Stars of Africa. When you talk about powerful, energetic, and deeply cultural Igbo highlife, you simply…

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Feb 2025

Historical Studies

John Brown: The Igbo Legacy in the Life of a Fugitive Slave

John Brown (c. 1810 – 1876) John Brown (c. 1810–1876), born into the brutal system of slavery in Virginia, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit and the…

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Feb 2025

Historical Studies

Missionary Perceptions of Africa: A Colonial Narrative

In the early days of European missionary activity in Africa, the continent was often described in highly negative terms. Missionaries, explorers, and traders wrote reports that exaggerated the conditions they…

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Jan 2025

Cultural Heritage Historical Studies

Empowering Igbo Women: The Legacy of the Slessor Memorial Home, Arochukwu

Mrs. Arnott & Girls at Slessor Memorial Home, Arochuku”, a sewing lesson at a centre in Arochukwu established in memory of Scottish missionary Mary Slessor after she died in 1915. The…

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Oct 2024

Anthropology and Ethnography

40,000 Years Ago in Igboland: A Journey Through Ancient Igbo Origins

Long before Ancient and modern history recorded Africa's diverse cultures and empires, Igboland, in what is now southeastern Nigeria, was one of the birthplaces of early human development. Recent research…

Tag: Africa

Igbo Entrepreneurship and Migration: A Post-War Economic Phenomenon

John Brown: The Igbo Legacy in the Life of a Fugitive Slave

Missionary Perceptions of Africa: A Colonial Narrative

Empowering Igbo Women: The Legacy of the Slessor Memorial Home, Arochukwu

40,000 Years Ago in Igboland: A Journey Through Ancient Igbo Origins