Yaa Asantewaa

Ghana Yaa Asantewaa I (born 17 October 1840 – 17 October 1921) was the Warrior Queen Mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire – now part of modern-day Ghana – appointed by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Opese, the Edwesuhene, or ruler, of Edwesu. In 1900 she led the Ashanti war known as the War …

Two Thousand Seasons

Author: Ayi Kwei Armah Two Thousand Seasons is a novel by Ghanaian novelist Ayi Kwei Armah. The novel was first published in 1973 and subsequently published a number of times, including in the influential Heinemann African Writers Series. It is an epic historical novel, attempting to depict the last “two thousand seasons” of African history in one narrative …

The Healers

Author: Ayi Kwei Armah A very rare and sought-after historical novel by Ayi Kei Armah, centred on ‘The Healers’ – those who recognised that African disunity was their people’s deadliest disease and sought the only possible cure: unity. Published in the Heinemann Educational Books, African Writers Serie