Ghanaians took to social media to express their discontent, noting that Nkrumah, Mandela, and Obama never built statues for themselves. User A stated: “Nkrumah never built a statue for himself ...

Nyerere is the third leader to be honoured with a statue outside the AU headquarters, after Ghana's founding father and pan-Africanist Kwame Nkrumah, and Ethiopia's emperor Haile Selassie ...

Kwame Nkrumah, a former PhD candidate at LSE, was the first prime minister of a post-colonial African nation. From that unique position, he observed the forces that shaped Africa and the world in the ...

Back in January, Pat Riley, the longtime president of the Miami Heat, announced the team’s plans to honor Wade with a statue, and now it was finally to be unveiled. This would not be like the ...

Emmanuel Dzivenu/JoyNews Obadele Kambon led a campaign to remove Mahatma Gandhi's statue from a university ... Its founding leader, Kwame Nkrumah, declared the West African state the "Black ...

In a remarkable transformation that signals a new era for Ghana’s cultural tourism, the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park (KNMP) has experienced an unprecedented surge in visitors following its extensive ...

See the exclusive group of basketball players honored with statues at NBA arenas. From NBA.com Staff Kobe Bryant is the 7th Lakers icon commemorated with a statue. Less than 20 players in NBA ...

Kwame Nkrumah returned home in 1947 after 12 years studying in America and England. He helped grow the United Gold Coast Convention, a political party that campaigned for independence. But Nkrumah ...

Kwame Nkrumah (1909-1972) was a Ghanaian politician, political theorist, and revolutionary. He was the first Prime Minister and President of Ghana, having led the Gold Coast to independence from ...