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Sep
30
2023
By The African Mirror
Akan folklore contains ancient wisdom that could benefit Ghana’s western-style education system

Akan folklore contains ancient wisdom that could benefit Ghana’s western-style education system

EDUCATION
PHILOSOPHIES of education serve as frameworks for producing lifelong learners and a knowledgeable and skilled human workforce who develop their societies. Ghana’s education system currently favours a western educational philosophy, relegating its indigenous philosophies to the back burner. SAMUEL AMPONSAH, Associate Professor, Open Distance Learning, University of Ghana I am an academic in the field of curriculum studies. In a recent paper, I argue that education in Ghana needs to incorporate more elements based on an authentic Ghanaian framework. Based on the view that education, culture and development should be connected, I highlight the educational strengths of African folklore. I…
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Mar
12
2023
By The African Mirror
<strong>Traditional wrestling in Senegal – much more than a sport, it keeps culture alive</strong>

Traditional wrestling in Senegal – much more than a sport, it keeps culture alive

LIFESTYLE
TRADITIONAL wrestling plays an important role in much of Senegalese society and is one of the country’s national sports. Traditional wrestling is mostly practised in rural areas where it’s not just a sport, it has a profound social and cultural role. It’s being overshadowed by a very popular, modern professional wrestling. A synthesis of boxing and traditional wrestling, these matches are massive social events. Author OUSMANE BA, chercheur, Université Cheikh Anta Diop de Dakar It’s particularly important within the Joola community, in southern Senegal, and the Serer community in central Senegal. Together these communities make up about 18% of the…
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Nov
08
2022
By The African Mirror
African solutions: Lagos art fair tackles climate and culture

African solutions: Lagos art fair tackles climate and culture

NEWS
LIBBY GEORGE A toddler on a bike and well-heeled women in bright African fabric tunics made their way past screens flashing infrared images of a dystopian future in which simulated plants and flowers replace the real thing destroyed by climate change. They were among hundreds attending ART X, an annual fair in Lagos, Nigeria's buzzing commercial capital, that hosted more than 120 artists from 40 African countries and the diaspora. The fair's theme "Who Will Gather Under the Baobab Tree?" aimed to tap into African wisdom to address problems from climate change to political crises. "We wanted to leverage the…
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Jun
18
2022
By The African Mirror
What the 100-year-old Makerere University in Uganda reveals about culture

What the 100-year-old Makerere University in Uganda reveals about culture

EDUCATION
MAKERERE UNIVERSITY, which marks its centenary this year, is well-known as the oldest university in East Africa and as a cradle of political elites. Its alumni include presidents and prime ministers – among them Joseph Kabila (Democratic Republic of Congo), Julius Nyerere and Benjamin Mkapa (Tanzania), Mwai Kibaki (Kenya), and Milton Obote and Ruhakana Rugunda (Uganda). Author JOAN RICART-HUGUET, Assistant Professor, Loyola University Maryland and Postdoctoral Associate and Lecturer, Yale University Writers such as Ngugi wa Thiong'o from Kenya and David Rubadiri from Tanzania, scholars and political activists such as Stella Nyanzi and Bobi Wine are also Makerere alumni. Less…
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