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Stay tuned and active on the NKENNE App for the introduction of three new languages!

Due to popular demand, we will be adding Hausa, Amharic and Zulu in the next few months!

It was a historic night at the recently held NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND in Salt Lake City, Utah when the lineup for the halftime show had an all-Afrobeat Lineup featuring Three Nigerian musicians. This was the first time in history that a major sporting event such as the NBA had a halftime show with an African artiste involved, even though they had three of them performing.

Anna Murray Douglass, a brilliant and dedicated wife and mother; planned and financed Frederick Douglass’ escape from slavery and continued to support him by hosting visitors to their home and holding down the fort in their home as he traveled across the continent. Anna eventually died of a stroke in 1882 at their home in Washington…

‘If there is no struggle, there is no progress.’

Did he ever smile?

Well, he had no reason to be smiling.

Every year, Black History Month honors the accomplishments of African Americans and draws attention to their crucial place in American history. The celebration, also known as African American History Month, sprang from…

Detty December 2022 in Ghana kicked off with several disappointments (such as the Wizkid concert), leaving many people skeptical about purchasing event tickets. Nonetheless, it appeared that the fear had subsided, with positivity and some hope in the air in the final days of the year…

Green and red are not only the colors that represent the Christmas holidays, but they are also among the colors that adorn the Kenyan flag alongside black and white. Africa in recent years has gradually grown in popularity as a…

The Maa-speaking people of East Africa, the Maasai, are Nilotic speakers rich in culture and history. From their vibrant shukas to riveting tales of how the first Maasai people were created this particular group has all the makings of an indigenous group that is resilient to the cultural shifts of the people around them.

Thank you for joining the NKENNE community on your African language learning journey.

As our community continues to grow, with more than 10,000+ users and counting, your opinion matters a lot to us.

Over the past few days, we have welcomed more than 2500 new NKENNE community members. To our new community members, WELCOME!

We have added more Somali lessons for our premium lesson subscriptions.

The last itinerary on most Ghanaians' bucket lists to complete their Detty December was the Black Star Line Festival. It’s a festival that most Ghanaians and those from the diaspora have longed for. Most concerts sell tickets, but this one was free.

Day two of one of Africa’s biggest music festivals was as exhilarating and exciting as day one.

Afrochella is a two-day music and cultural festival held annually in December to celebrate Africa’s diverse culture and the vibrant work of African creatives and entrepreneurs. It’s one of the biggest musical events held in Africa during the dubbed Detty December Season in Ghana. According to the Afrochella website, the festival is designed to elevate and highlight the thrilling and thriving millennial talent in Africa by…

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The multiethnic society of South Africa has a wide range of cultures, languages, and religions. Its constitution recognizes eleven official languages, the fourth-highest number in the world. The eleven official languages are…

The Twi dialect is the dialect spoken by all the subgroups of the Akan tribe. Twi is studied at major universities in North America and the United States, including…

As an ethnic group, the Igbo people have their own unique dialect or language, which is the Igbo Language. A standard literary language termed 'Igbo izugbe' (meaning "general Igbo") was generically developed and later adopted around 1972, with its core foundation based on the Owerri, Anambra and Umuahia dialects. However, nobody speaks ‘general Igbo” natively…

Africa is a continent: known for its vibrant hues, diverse civilizations, and luscious natural beauty; the fact that it encompasses over 54 countries, each with a distinct culture, gives it several advantages in terms of language - which helps to build relationships and promotes a feeling of community while making life simpler - without language, the bulk of Africans' native cultures would not exist.