African Royalty Visits Africville |
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| African royalty from Ghana participated in the 25th anniversary of the Africville Homecoming Reunion. Barima Kwame Nkyi XII is an Omanhene or paramount chief -- the highest level traditional chief -- from the West African country's Assin Apimanim region. He visited Nova Scotia with a delegation that included his tribe's queen mother and prince, who acted as his translator. *Read full news release here |
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Afriville House The first exhibition of art inspired by the Africville experience July 22 - 27 |
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 David Woods, exhibit curator |
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 Delvina Bernard, CACE, ALI- exhibit organizer |
 Nana Ama Brago, Queen Mother; Barima Kwame Nkyi XII, Paramount Chief |
Royal Ghanaian delegation talk to Irvine Carvery, Africville Genealogy Society (AGS) |
 Barima Kwame Nkyi XII speaks to crowd |
 L to R: Wayn Hamilton, ANSA; Irvine Carvery, AGS; Delvina Bernard, CACE; Barima Kwame Nkyi XII; Nana Ama Brago; Karen Hudson; Gilbert Andam |
Welcome Brunch Dalhousie University, Halifax, NS July 23, 2008 |
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 L to R: Nana Ama Brago, Queen Mother; Barima Kwame Nkyi XII, Paramount Chief ; and Gilbert Andam, Prince, flanked by local RCMP Officers |
Barima Kwame Nkyi XII talks to guests |
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 Lou Gannon, ANSMA, presents the Paramount Chief with a gift |
 Ghanaian Delegation with RCMP Officers |
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