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We're Telling African stories.Oriire spotlights mythology and history from different African Cultures and across the diaspora.
This article explores the history of the Oyo Empire, a once-powerful Yoruba force that dominated centuries ago. It traces the empire’s rise, fall, and the unique systems that sustained its existence.
Oriire is introducing monthly writing prompts for paid submissions.
For the Babur, marriage is planned right at the birth of the bride. Like an investment, it is nurtured and watched carefully untill the celebration of they union.
In this episode, we speak to Fatima about jinns in Northern Nigeria.
Listen to Sesi and Haleemah discuss the extent to which culture should be preserved.
Anansi the trickster is a West African God. He often takes the shape of a spider and is considered to be the god of all knowledge of stories.
Kintu is a mythological figure who appears in a creation myth of the Baganda people of Buganda, Uganda. According to this legend, Kintu was the first person on earth and the first man to wander the plains of Uganda alone.
In this episode, Sesi and Haleemah speak to Mamokone about South African food.
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