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Akuffo-Addo's father stole state land and built on it, I will sack him from house and pull it down when I become president— Sofo Kyiri Abosom

Sofo Kyiri Abosom, leader of the Ghana Union Movement, has made a bold statement that’s stirring controversy in Ghana’s political landscape. He’s vowed to remove President Nana Addo Dankwa Akufo-Addo from his father’s residence if he becomes president, claiming the land rightfully belongs to the state According to Sofo Kyiri Abosom, Akufo-Addo’s father acquired the land improperly, and it’s…

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For black history month, I think we should begin popularizing monsters from the African continent the same way European monsters are overpopularized. To that end, here's a list of some of the most famous folkloric figures from Africa!

Mmoatia

Origin: Ghana (Akan)

Creature it is not: Dwarf

(Singular: Aboatia) Mmoatia are a subclass of abosom (spirits in between Man and Creator) that live in the forests of Ghana. They are short, have curved noses, backwards feet, and a unique language made up of only whistling sounds. Whistling in the forest is a sure way to get their attention. According to legend, they are phenomenal herbalists that will sometimes share their knowledge with humans. When a person gets lost in the woods, they are said to have been taken by Mmoatia. Humans who come back after being taken will become incredible medicine men. In Ghana, Dust Devils are called "Mmoatia Mframa" (Wind of Mmoatia) because they are belived to be a portal to their world similar to how fairyrings are treated in Ireland.

Mmoatia are divided into three tribes: Black, White, and Red. Black Mmoatia are supposedly harmless, while White and Red ones are always up to some kind of mischief.

Adze

Origin: Ghana (Ewe)

Creature it is not: Vampire

In Ewe culture, the Adze is a type of demonic spirit associated with witchcraft. They take the form of a fire fly that, during the night, crawls inside human beings in order to posses them. People possesd by the Adze are said to be witches, who use the spirit to slowly drain the life force of people that they envy (Old witches target the young, Poor witches target the wealthy, enslaved witches target their masters as they should).

When targeting a person, the Adze will leave it's host human during the night and crawl into the house of the victim. When it's close, it will drain blood from the victim like a mosquito.

Werehyena

Origin: Pan-African

Creature it is not: Werewolf

Just like how there are Werewolf stories all over Europe, there are Werehyena stories all over Africa. Compared to werewolves, which are said to be men cursed to be monsters, Werehyenas are actually monsters that disguise themselves as humans only to eat it's friends during the night. The people most likely to be werehyenas are village outsiders and blacksmiths, who are associated with magic.

In Angola, there is a similar (but not the same) creature to the werehyena called the Kishi. It is literally a two-faced demon that has a handsome man's body and face in the front, and a hyena's face in the back. This creature lures unsuspecting women into relationships so that it may eat them. If the Kishi has any male children with it's prey, it teaches them the art of femicide.

Mami Wata

Origin: Pan-African

Creature it is not: Mermaid (ok, it kinda is a mermaid but I need to keep the joke running)

Even more wide-spread than the Werehyena, Mami Wata is a figure so popular that it is common for water spirits in Africa to be retroactively labeld as Mami Wata and take on her iconography.

The most famous picture of Mami Wata is actually a french painting of a black Caribbean snake charmer, who west africans later identified as Her. Mami Wata is worshipped as a powerful, female river spirit that controls the flow of the river, the rate at which fish can be caught, the money that men can make, and several other things important to humanity. She is also said to be a seductress, who sleeps with unsuspecting men only to later kill them for cheating on their wives. Indeed, Mami Wata is a defender of women and a slayer of sinful and abusive men.

In many places, it is common to believe that women who drown or go missing in bodies of water were taken by Mami Wata to be taught magic. The women who return become pristessess to her, while the women who never come back become new Mami Watas.

Impundulu

Origin: South Africa (Zulu)

Creature it is not: Thunderbird (no hate, Thunderbird gets constantly thrown into things where it shouldn't be by people who don't understand it. And those people tend to be not native)

Impundulu, or Lightning Bird (NOT THUNDER BIRD), is a person sized Hamerkop bird that has the power to control the weather and summon lightning. It is also creature of evil magic, allied with witches and it has a never ending hunger for blood. It is said to sometimes take the form of a handsom young men in order to seduce women (why dose that keep happening).

Impundulu are immortal, and the ones that serve as witch familiars are passed down in the family as the old master dies and the child becomes grown. The bird is immune to gunshots, stabbing, drowning, and poison. It's only weakness is fire.

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Here she is!! In all her glory, Akicita! (name meaning 'warrior' in Sioux or Dakota)

for context: This is one of 3 of my Natlan Genshin OCs!

For Akis design I leaned more into the west African fashion sense, with heavier, structured, "draping", fabrics. these characteristics molded with an anime fantasy style and boom, her outfit.

I did look at Murata from Honkai 3rd, because that's the name of the archon of Natlan, but I used her for Inspiration for my other OC Itzel.

I also kept in mind the teaser character for Natlan, so that my OCs could stand next to her and not look weird, looking at the shapes, colours and overall vibe.

In all the designs I made sure to add feathers, because in Aztec culture (which I also looked a lot into for these designs) feathers are shown a lot to represent abundance, riches and power, also the teaser character also had them.

A lot of genshin characters take partial inspiration from real life or in game Deities, like Cyno, or Nilou. I wanted to also look into this for Aki and the rest. I looked into both Aztec and West African mythos for Deities of war or fire and found a few.

in Aztec culture I found Huitzilopochtli, the God of the sun and war, but I was more drawn to Ta Kora the West African the Abosom (or lesser God) of war and strife.

It is said that crocodiles are said to be his messengers of evil or bad news, and he has a few other reptilian symbols, and that's close enough to dragon, right?

Ta Kora is the Abosom of war, however he is depicted usually as being peace seeking, however is ruthless to those who disregard his mercy.

this and a few other bits and pieces I took to form Akicita.

when it comes to her actual personality, she very much loves her nation, she enjoys a fight. she is very powerful.

unlike her inspiration, Ta Kora, she is not quite as merciful, but just as ruthless. Aki does not hesitate to team up with people, but she is far less hesitant to turn her back on those just as quick usually to serve her own benefit. she always wins because she doesn't pick a fight, she knows she won't win, not that there's many she wouldn't win against.

we don't know a lot about the lore of Natlan, and Akicita is probably going to go through a couple changes after release, but for now she is one of Muratas followers however isn't very loyal.

Ta Kana has a rivalry with Owuo the Abosom of death, likewise Akicita is an enemy to death. "It would be dishonorable to die during battle, so you should live so we can keep fighting" -type.

on the front of her skirt, thing, is an Adinkra symbol, used typically in Ghana that represent concepts. I of course I picked one out for each of my OCs.

Akicitas Adinkra symbol is 'FuntunFunefu Denkyenfunefu' the Siamese crocodiles, "they share a stomach but when the get food, the strive over it". Which I feel fits with Akis character well, she doesn't need to fight or betray, but she chooses to, because she can, even if it goes against her goals.

There's more, but I'll leave it here for now...

Up next is Itzel!! pray I don't get artblock... please.. I'm on such a roll.

Thank you so much for reading to the end!!!!

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Abosom ne Abodea Som

In all ancient cultures. In all Indigenous and Afrikan cultures and long before the proliferation of pseudo-religions, the pervading theme regarding religion or spirituality is the reverence of nature and the deification of nature elements.

Abodea Som is also called Abosom. In service and reverence of Nature, the Universe and the divine spark of life.

The world's first global and only true religion in the world from which all others come. In service of nature and all that has been created.

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Let's explore life-force energy. Energy is a subtle electromagnetic force that permeates everything in the universe. It is this force that is the energetic and substantive basis from which our physical bodies and the higher parts of our spirits are made. It is also the basis of our metaphysical faculties that we call dieties (i.e. Orisa, Neter, Abosom, Angels). 

Daily and intentional care of your life-force (ase, energy, prana, qi) is foundational to your spiritual success.

Approach life in a balanced manner (i.e. eating, sex, physical activities, mental work, etc—everything in moderation. Expressing too much energy in any of the aforementioned areas can lead to the depletion of your energy. What are you doing instead of prioritizing your spiritual and energetic health? It is time to be wiser. Your divinity, your high level potential, is the priority.

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In African cosmologies natural phenomena are conceived as different expressions of the Source of all Creation.  It is for the Natural Forces that we find shrines to reverence the Divine. Hardly ever do we find shrines to ‘God’, because it is too immense a concept to fit into space or cognition. They are referenced by various names (here are a few examples): – Neteru (Ancient Kemet) - Orisha (Yoruba) - Abosom (Akan) - Nkisi (Bantu) - Vodou/Vodoun (Ewe)  - Alusi (Igbo) Continue learning with our 2-part video lecture titled 'Spirituality of the West African Kingdoms'. Use code KING20 at checkout to learn at a reduced rate, it expires today. https://ancestralvoices.co.uk/spirituality-of-the-west-african-kingdoms/ https://www.instagram.com/p/Co3CV0RDz45/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Obaapa Christy’s Ex-Husband Pastor Love Alleges Affair with Osofo Kyiri Abosom

Pastor Love Kweku Hammond, the former husband of gospel singer Obaapa Christy, has harshly criticized his ex-wife after she mocked him on a radio show. In a recent outburst, Pastor Love claimed that Obaapa Christy is facing the same betrayal she once inflicted on him, alleging that just as her current husband, Nana Frankie, pursued her while she was still married to him, others are now doing the…

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Online News - Kyire Abosom Speach to followers and fellow Ghanaians

Unveiling the Vibrant Ghana Entertainment and Showbiz Industry From the rhythmic beats of highlife music to the captivating performances of Ghanaian movie stars, the entertainment and showbiz industry in Ghana never fails to enchant both locals and tourists alike. With an abundance of talent, creativity, and a unique cultural heritage, this West African nation has established itself as a force to…

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Akufo-Addo and the board of trustees for the National Cathedral should be jailed in 2025 — Sofo Kyiri Abosom

The founder of Life Assembly Worship Centre and leader of the Ghana Union Movement (GUM), Sofo Kyiri Abosom, has made a bold demand for the imprisonment of President Akufo-Addo and the board of trustees of the National Cathedral project. Sofo Kyiri Abosom’s call comes after the stalled National Cathedral project, which was initiated by President Akufo-Addo in 2020, has caused significant…

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This is why Melanated people will continue to rise from the ashes of our recent past of being used and mistreated by "others" into the divine supreme beings we were created by the Abosom to be. We are the Mothers and Fathers of this divine science and will use these techniques to transform our lives and take the planet back over and bring its vibration back to a balanced state....7

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BREAKING: KYIRI ABOSOM OF GUM PARTY OUTDOORS OSOFO KUMCHACHA AS RUNNING ...

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We give thanks to our great African Ancestors for the continuity of culture. We pour libations and honor the great Abosom and our Nananom Nsamanfo and to all those who left in stone the ancient wisdom that we still practice in Ifa, Afa, Yoruba, Vodun, Hoodoo etc.........Ase', Ase', Ase'

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In the same way that Black voices are silenced in the mainstream, it started centuries ago with silencing the essence of African Spiritual systems. It was defined through a Eurocentric and Arabised lens from a religious viewpoint, no effort was made to understand its principles as espoused by them, but rather they had to be fit into the oppressive religions framework! We see this clearly as an example in the conflation of angels or demons or djins which can be benevolent or evil - emissaries of the Almighty God. Yet no such direct correlation exists in African Spirituality because the aspects of Elemental energy present within our physical makeup and the Environment - the Neter, Orisha, Abosom, Nkisi etc don't function in the same way as that of the religious conceptions. When we do not make efforts to comprehensively understand the Ancestral systems, we will also be lacking in our ability to utilise them effectively in living - our HOME-STUDY COURSE; comprising 7-years of research uniting the key principles, dispels all ignorance... Register today: https://ancestralvoices.co.uk/digital-home-study-course/ #understand #understanding #angels #djins #orisha #abosom #neter #neteru #odinani #spirit #spirituality #ancestralvoices #ancestral_voices https://www.instagram.com/p/CdZHjGSDxA0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Cultural backgrounds: Anansi

Anansi is a popular folktale character and cultural hero. He is from Ghana, originating from the tales of the Akan people. He quickly got a good place in the Ashanti mythology and his legends spread across all of West Africa, and then into the Caribbean folklore.

Sometimes called Kwaku Anansi, Kompa Nanzi or Nancy, Anansi is described as both a spider (Anansi meaning “spider” in the Akan language) and a humanoid being – his depictions ranging from fully human-looking or completely spider-like to hybrids such as a spider with human face and clothes or a man with eight limbs. He is often described as having a family: he has a wife, that bears different names according to the sources, and several sons (Ntikuma, his first-born son, Tikelenkelen, his big-headed son, Nankonhwea, his son with spindly necks and legs, and Afudohwedohwe, his big bellied son). Some story also tells of Anansewa, the beautiful daughter of Anansi that he tries to wed to the most profitable parties.

Anansi is a famous trickster, renowned for his ruses, his cunning, his talent at making speeches and his skills as an orator. The Akan consider him an Abosom (equivalent to the Yoruba orishas and Vodun loas). The Abosoms are in the Akan spirituality powerful spirits, akin to lesser gods, that helped shape the world and are a link between the mortal, earthly beings and the supreme entity that is Nyame, the Sky Father. Anansi is said to be either the son of Nyame and Asase Ya, the Earth Mother, or merely their servant and messengers. However, Anansi never received any intense worship and his divine nature was never put forward by the Akan, who felt that his role as a cultural figure and folklore hero was much more useful than his religious aspect.

Among the many legends about Anansi, two stick out the most because they each explain one of Anansi’s role in the world.

The first story explains that in the beginning the world was story-less, for all of them were kept in a box by Nyame, the Sky Father. Anansi thought the world was boring and thus went up at the top of the universe to meet with Nyame and ask from him the box of stories. Nyame, impressed that Anansi managed to reach him with his silk strings, agreed to give him the stories in exchange for the capture of extremely dangerous creatures, such as the Python, the Leopard and the Hornets. Anansi managed to capture all these deadly beings through ruses and tricks, and Nyame gave him the box. That is why today Anansi is considered the master of all stories in the world and the patron of storytellers.

The second story says that a long time ago, the clever Anansi craved for more intelligence,and set out on a quest to collect all of the knowledge in the world. Then he put all of this wisdom into a jar (or a calabash) and decided to keep it all for himself. Searching a safe place to hide his treasure, he chose to put it on top of a high tree. He tried several times to climb the tree while holding the jar, or tying it to his belly, to no use. Anansi hadn’t noticed that his son, Ntikuma, had secretly followed him, curious about what his father may be doing. When Ntikuma suddenly shouted at Anansi that to carry the pot all up to the tree, he had to carry it on his back, Anansi got a shock due to the surprise.

Here the story splits in two popular versions. In the first one, Anansi, surprised, let the jar out of his hand, and it crashed on the ground. Immediately, a storm came and its rain washed all of the world’s wisdom away in the river. Anansi, angry at his son, chased him under the rain until he realized that having all the world’s wisdom was not useful if you still needed the help of a child to do things right, and forgave Ntikuma. The other version rather has Anansi following his son’s advice, and climbing on the top of the tree with the jar, only to conclude the same thing as in the other version. He then threw the jar himself onto the ground, so that the wisdom would be free to spread in the world. This story explains why Anansi isn’t merely considered as a clever and cunning trickster, but also as a “wise” figure and the one who offered knowledge and wisdom to the world. (Some like to claim that the box of stories of Nyame and the jar of wisdom of Anansi are one and the same [1]).

But these are just two of Anansi’s many stories. Another one tells of how he created the first inanimate human body, another speaks of him as the one who brings rain in the mortal world and causes the floods. He is also considered the one who taught human how to plow and sow. A legend says he created the sun, the moon and the stars and thus was responsible for days and nights[2], and another explains that he helped Owia the Sun, youngest son of Nyame, to gain his father’s role as the chief of the world, against his two older brothers Esum the Night and Osrane the Moon, and that for his services Anansi became Nyame’s personal messenger. A last tale explains that when all of the animals in the world fought over who was the oldest, Anansi won the argument because he explained that, when his father died, he had to bury him in his own head, for the earth didn’t exist back then.

Fittingly for Anansi, master of storytelling, his survival and the spread of his popularity across the globe was due to him being part of an oral culture – unwritten traditions and stories that spread from mouth to ear in all of the western African continent before going over to the Caribbean Islands, and then the New World. Indeed, when slaves were brought over from the Caribbean and the African continent to the Americas, they told each other the stories of Anansi – the “anansesem” or “spider tales” in the Ashanti language, a specific genre of tales for children centered around the Spider adventures. Since most of these stories told of a little, weak spider turning the table on powerful oppressors through his cunning and his tricks, Anansi quickly became a symbol of resistance and survival during the slavery era – and telling his tales was a way for the slaves to keep their original identity and culture alive.

However, this transition from the Old World to the New World modified Anansi’s characterization. While in America he became a classical hero to admire, imitate and follow, originally Anansi wasn’t a paragon of moral virtues. He was a flawed character and while his stories often showed him as, indeed, the winner or the survivor of a world turned against him, sometimes Anansi brought unfortunate events upon himself or the world due to his own vices – the “anansesem” were entertaining and instructive, yes, but also a warning against how avarice and selfishness could be our own undoing.  

For example, a story explains how Anansi, supposed to find Nyame a wife among a village of beautiful maidens, decided to take all of them as his own wives without any of them for Nyame, and when the Sky Father “stole back” all of Anansi’s wives for his personal harem, the Spider unleashed all of the sicknesses existing upon the world as a way to get his revenge. Another explains that Anansi one day received meat from Death itself to feed his family. However, upon seeing that Death had endless supplies of meat (for everything living in this world belongs to Death), Anansi became greedy and stole from Death. Death, angry, followed Anansi back to punish him and while the Spider evaded it, he still brought mortality into the world of the living. A last story explains how Anansi announced to all the animals that Gun, the personification of firearms, their deadly archenemy, was dead and invited them to his funeral. What the animals didn’t know was that in fact, Gun wasn’t dead, and Anansi had borrowed him from the Hunter – thus, once all the animals were reunited, Anansi killed them all and then took their bodies to his home so that he may feast on them.

Anansi was included into the Haitan Vodou as a Gede Lwa. The Lwa or Loa, falsely called “gods” of vodou, are powerful spirits forming an in-between stage between the mortal creatures and the supreme being, while the Gede were a specific family of Loa associated with death, the afterlife and funerals. As a Loa Gede, Anansi was supposed to establish or facilitate the link between the living and their deceased ancestors. [3]