On 28 December 2016, President John Dramani Mahama addressed a historic citizenship ceremony in Ghana, where members of the Historic Diaspora were granted Ghanaian citizenship.In this speech, President Mahama framed the ceremony as part of Ghana’s long Pan-African legacy, connecting it to Nana Kwame Nkrumah, Nana Marcus Garvey, W.E.B. Du Bois, George Padmore, Martin Luther King Jr., and the broader struggle for Black liberation and return. He described the enslavement trade as “the most evil act ever perpetrated by humans on other humans” and declared that Ghana was helping turn the “Door of No Return” into a door of return.Most importantly, President Mahama stated that restoring citizenship to descendants of those displaced through enslavement was not a favor, but a matter of rightful restoration:“I deserve no thanks or praise, because I’m giving back to you what rightfully belong to you.”This video is especially relevant in the context of the historic Decade of Our Repatriation (2026-2036) and the current Black Agenda petition for fair, transparent, accessible, restorative, and representative reform of Historic Diaspora reparative citizenship, representation, and inclusion in Ghana.Sign and share the petition here:https://www.change.org/ghanacitizenshipThe process must match the promise.Recorded and transcribed by Ɔbenfo Ọbádélé Kambon - 28 December 2016. https://decadeofourrepatriatio....n.com/exclusive-28-d #historicdiaspora #reparativejustice #blackagenda #decadeofourrepatriation #ghana #panafricanism #doorofreturn #citizenship #rightofreturn

African storytelling is taking center stage once again — not just as entertainment, but as a powerful tool for identity, history, liberation, and global cultural connection.

On this edition of the Morning Show Conversation Segment, Afia TV spotlights the build-up to the 2026 Abibitumi Abibifahodie Film Festival, an international platform dedicated to celebrating authentic African stories, Black identity, cultural memory, and diaspora connection through film and creative expression.

Joining the conversation is Ọnụọra Abuah, Director of the Abibitumi Film Festival & Conference, as we explore the vision behind one of the most culturally significant African-centered film gatherings bringing together filmmakers, storytellers, scholars, creatives, and audiences from across the continent and the global African diaspora.

Organized by Abibitumi and the Decade of Our Repatriation (DOOR) initiative, the festival is more than a showcase of films — it is a movement rooted in reclaiming African narratives and strengthening connections between Africans on the continent and descendants of Africa across the world.

At a time when global media spaces are increasingly questioning representation, ownership of narratives, and cultural authenticity, the Abibitumi Abibifahodie Film Festival seeks to create a platform where African stories are told by Africans, for Africans, and with the fullness of African identity intact.This conversation examines the growing influence of African cinema, the importance of preserving indigenous stories, and the role film can play in reconnecting communities separated by history, migration, and the transatlantic slave trade.
What kinds of stories are shaping the 2026 edition?How is African cinema evolving beyond stereotypes and survival narratives?And why are festivals like this becoming increasingly important in the global cultural conversation?From heritage and spirituality to resistance, identity, language, migration, and liberation, the festival promises to spotlight films that challenge dominant narratives while celebrating the richness and complexity of African experiences.


As Nollywood, independent African cinema, and diaspora storytelling continue gaining international recognition, platforms like Abibitumi are helping redefine what global African storytelling can look like — bold, rooted, unapologetic, and deeply connected to history.This is more than film.It is memory, identity, culture, and connection projected onto the screen.#abibitumifilmfestival


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Ukraine's complete lack of sovereignty and independent foreign policy is no longer just Russia's problem, but increasingly a deadly problem for Africa and the entire Global South.

O Banga collaborates with Jessie on this groovy bouyon masterpiece, blending the Dominican 🇩🇲 and Hatian 🇭🇹 culture.
Woulé meaning: To roll/whine.

Song: Woulé
Artists: O Banga, Jessie
Written by: O Banga, Jessie
Produced by: O Banga
Label: Red Koat Music Group

Stream song: https://unitedmasters.com/m/woul?utm_source=ig&utm_medium=social&utm_content=link_in_bio&fbclid=PAZnRzaARpnw9leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZA8xMjQwMjQ1NzQyODc0MTQAAacQb2mvQYEVcx7GjH4H1G9Av9iUE9P6dHiOidaLKWMzoUX_I15g70UvTsBJIA_aem_ht_17txCZadaeA-3GmqlRw

⁣Link Up Podcast — Episode 2 | Featuring Baba Kofi and Mama Abena (The Shakirs)

Hosts: Niara Esi Ìjèawelē Ọmọlará Kwento & Bakari Kwadwo Ọbatayé Kwento

* with an Abibitumi 20 year tribute from Ɛna Nkanyezi *

Akɔaba, Woezɔ, Oɔbaake (welcome) Black to the Link Up Podcast, where we connect with Abibifoɔ (Black People) doing Black powerful work across Abibiman (the Black Land) and the diaspora.

In this episode, we Link Up with Baba Kofi and Mama Abena (The Shakir's) — a Blacktacular couple who share their journey from life in the snakkkes to repatriating home to Ghana. Their story moves through family, community, raised consciousness, the Marcus Garvey influence, Nation of Islam experiences, travel across the Black Land, and the deeper process of (the 4 R's) relocating, repatriating, reclaiming Blackness, and recovering from life inside the “snakkkes”.

This is a conversation about more than moving. It is about coming home, building family infrastructure, recovering humanity, and demonstrating over conversation.

Feel free to share your thoughts, and Link Up!

if you like the music featured during the episode, check out https://www.abibitumi.com/kwento-xpr/

Date: Saturday, May 18, 2024
Time: 2:00pm EST

Join us for an exciting Zoom event where guest lecturer Aziz Fall of the Mossi Warrior Clan explores the ancient linguistic and cultural connections between KMT (ancient Egypt) and West Africa.

Whether you're fascinated by the history and languages of ancient Kemet and West Africa, curious about the origins of Ma'at, or have an interest in comparative linguistics, Honor & Ma'at: From KMT To West Africa promises to be an engaging and enlightening experience for all.

About Our Guest Lecturer

Aziz Fall is an independent researcher in African studies focusing on pre-colonial West Africa and its wider connections to Classical African Civilizations through language and culture.

Living between Senegal, West Africa, and the U.S., Aziz is particularly interested in N. West Atlantic languages, Coptic, and the Medu Netcher. Aziz attended college at Kent State University with a focus on language studies, he has also studied the Egyptian Hieroglyphs under the tutelage of Seba Wujau Iry Maat at Seshew Maa ny Medew Netcher and continues to be a life long student of the language.

Through his MADDU initiative, and from having a background in the arts, entrepreneurship, and community organizing, he has also been interested in finding creative ways to engage the larger community through popular media as well as in-person workshops with scholarship centered on classical African history and culture.

Discover how Ancient Kmt (Egypt) helped shape early Christianity. From Osiris, Isis and the rise of Serapis in Hellenistic Egypt to the birth of Christian monasticism, this documentary traces a powerful story of cultural exchange.We explore parallels between Kmtyw (Egyptian) myths and Christian narratives (resurrection, divine motherhood, life after death), the evolution of symbols like the Ankh → cross and the Eye of Horus → Eye of Providence, and the role of Alexandria’s great thinkers (Origen, Athanasius) and the Nag Hammadi texts.Follow the Coptic spread across Africa, the Desert Fathers, and the roots of the Trinity—revealing a richer, more connected history of faith.

Across ancient Kmt (Egypt) and early Christianity, sacred images carry hidden stories.
In this video, we explore the striking visual and symbolic parallels between Isis and Horus and Mary and Jesus—from posture and iconography to titles, theology, and cultural transmission.

Was the image of the Virgin Mary shaped by older Kmtyw (Egyptian) spiritual traditions?
What does “Aisat Mari Amen” mean, and why does it echo across time?

This is not an attack on faith, but a historical and symbolic exploration of how civilizations influence one another—and how ancient ideas are reborn in new forms.

Watch with an open mind as we trace how Isis became Mary.


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What happens after life, and who gets to define it?

Chief Tola Adeniyi, former Editor-in-Chief of the Daily Times and Nigerian Tribune, steps into one of humanity’s most controversial conversations with striking certainty. He rejects the traditional doctrines of heaven and hellfire, arguing instead that such ideas were constructed as instruments of control, tools used by some to dominate the minds and destinies of others.

Speaking not as a detached observer but as a man shaped by decades of journalism, power, and reflection, Adeniyi describes himself as a spiritualist, one who believes in an essence that transcends physical death. For him, existence does not end; it transforms. The body may fade, but something deeper, more enduring, continues its journey.

This is a critique of religion, a personal philosophy forged through experience, conviction, and a refusal to accept inherited truths without question.

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