African Freedom Project

An interactive map and audio-visual archive

Languages
Nation
Reset

Bridget A. Teboh

Bamenda,
Cameroon

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Moghamo

African Word

du ndeung

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Moghamo

African Word

ni du ndeung

English Translation

(verb) to be free

Languages: Moghamo

Catherine Tebam-Apana

Ghana

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Twi

African Word

mfahodie

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Twi

African Word

se wobefa woho

English Translation

(verb) to be free

Languages: Krobo

What freedom means to me: freedom makes me think of peace and harmony

Chekwube Okonkwo

Nigeria

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Igbo

African Word

E we ezumi ike

English Translation

Freedom

African Language

Igbo

African Word

E we ezumi ike

English Translation

To be free

Languages: Igbo

Clara Randimbiarimanana

Madagascar

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Malagasy

African Word

afaka

English Translation

free

African Language

Malagasy

African Word

Fahafahana

English Translation

freedom

African Language

Malagasy

African Word

Mahaleo tena

English Translation

independence

Languages: Malagasy

Damel Diakhaté

Senegal

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Wolof

African Word

Àq

English Translation

rights

African Language

Wolof

African Word

Moom sa bopp

English Translation

to be free

Languages: Wolof

Darkwa Richmond

Accra,
Ghana

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Ga

African Word

he yeli

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Ga

African Word

oye ohe

English Translation

(verb) to be free

African Language

Twi

African Word

mfahodie

English Translation

(noun) freedom

African Language

Twi

African Word

se wo be fa who adi

English Translation

(verb) to be free

Languages: English, Ga, Twi

What freedom means to me: The ability for everyone to act freely in accordance with laws and customs.

Denise Sofia Sow

Senegal

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Wolof

African Word

Moom sa bopp

English Translation

to be free

African Language

Wolof

African Word

Tinkéeku

English Translation

to free oneself

Languages: Wolof

DJ Awadi (Didier Awadi)

Dakar,
Senegal

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Wolof

African Word

moom sa bopp

English Translation

to belong to oneself

Languages: Wolof

Dr. De-Valera Botchway

Cape Coast,
Ghana

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Dr. Husein Inusah

Northern Volta Region,
Ghana

African Language

African Word

English Translation

Languages: English, Krachi

What freedom means to me: In Ashante – Akan contexts, if you are free and you’re human and you take a decision, you are responsible for your actions.

Dr. Koffi Agbefle

Dzosbegan,
Togo

African Language

African Word

English Translation

African Language

Ewe

African Word

vó

English Translation

(verb) to be free

African Language

Ewe

African Word

Vóvó

English Translation

(noun) freedom

Languages: Ewe, Igbo, Mina

What freedom means to me: The possibility of acting freely without limiting another’s freedom

Dr. Moussa Traoré

Ouagadougou,
Burkina Faso

African Language

African Word

English Translation