At the Portsmouth Historic Dockyard, visitors are presented with a myriad of historical treasures to explore. Among the 9 captivating history troves available, the Royal Navy museum holds a remarkable artifact from ancient times – an Ivory tusk obtained from the #BeninKingdom of Nigeria. The Ivory tusk showing cultural carvings on it Origins and Early Development The Bini Kingdom was founded by the Edo people, who originally lived under the rule of the Ogiso dynasty. Ruled by monarchs known as Oba, who held centralized authority, supported by a council of chiefs and guilds, including the Igbesanmwan ivory carvers and bronze casters. The capital city, Benin flourished as a center of civilisation becoming a hub of trade, diplomacy, and artistry which engaged with Portuguese traders from the 15th century onward. This cultural richness attracted the interest of the British who paid

What is the Windrush generation, you are tempted to ask? Well, do you recall this statue at the #londonwaterloo station? Ever paused to read what it is about? Relax, let me help you out today with a bit of black history. Origins of the Empire Windrush Stay with me, let’s pause in front of this monument and talk about the #windrushgeneration. After #WWII, the Great Britain needed help to rebuild. Almost every sector of the economy needed help, transport, the nascent health service (NHS) and what have you. Therefore, the government reached out to one of its commonwealths (West Indies) and made them an offer; “Guys, see we are short of manpower here and really struggling. Come help us revive our economy and in turn, we would take care of you. Automatic citizenship with the right to live, work et

15 hours ago, we flew out of Haiti, and here we are, taxing down at the Kigali International Airport in Rwanda.