During the Transatlantic Slave Trade, Salaga served as an important market where slaves were transported to the coast for ...

Prior to this, the West African Currency Board was first adopted ... was however derived from the Akan word ‘sedie’ meaning cowrie - a shell form of currency that gained popularity and wider ...

A selection of the week's best photos from across the African continent and beyond: More jobs and no 'nuisance taxes' - Ghanaians' great expectations A love letter to attiéké, Ivory Coast's ...

Your Artstor image groups were copied to Workspace. The Artstor website will be retired on Aug 1st. Paideuma: Mitteilungen zur Kulturkunde Bd. 49, 2003 Cowries, Gold and 'Bitter Money' Gold-Mi ...

But in Kano State, 85 adolescent girls from Dala, Wudil, and Ghari Local Government Areas are breaking barriers through the Five Cowries initiative ... by and about Africa - aggregating, producing ...