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We're Telling African stories.Oriire spotlights mythology and history from different African Cultures and across the diaspora.
The ancient Egyptians believed that death marked the beginning of a soul’s journey to eternal life. Central to this belief was the Duat — the Egyptian underworld — through which the soul had to travel. This article explores the twelve gates of the Duat, the guardians who watched over them, and the meaning of each stage in the soul’s passage to eternity.
The Vai script is one of West Africa's best-documented ancient writing systems, and thanks to this remarkable fit, modern historians and the Vai people themselves can trace their origins and understand their ancestral way of life.
The text explores three African trickster figures—Anansi, Eshu, and the Hare—who use cleverness to outwit others and challenge social norms. Though from different cultures, they all highlight the power of intelligence over strength.
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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