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Yennenga (born 11th-15th century) was a legendary princess, considered the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso. [1] She was a famous warrior within the Kingdom of Dagbon, now in present day Ghana. The founder of the Kingdom of Dagbon was her father, Nedega. Nedega refused to let Yennenga marry, resulting in her leaving the kingdom.
Yennenga’s grandsons are the Kings of Tenkodogo, Fada N'gourma, Zondoma Province, Boussouma and stretching across large expanse of Burkina Faso. This event of the story of Yennenga dates in different oral histories to be anytime between the 11th and the 15th centuries. [6] According to the story, the princess Yennenga escaped dressed as a man ...
According to oral tradition, the Mossi come from the marriage of a Mamprusi/Dagomba princess, Yennenga, and a Mandé hunter. [citation needed] Yennenga was a warrior princess, daughter of a king, Naa Gbewaa, of present-day northern Ghana. Gbewaa's tomb is located in Pusiga in the Upper East Region of Ghana. The story has it that while exploring ...
[15] [16] The contribution of its women is prominent as it has given birth to Ghana's first female minister, [17] [18] and Africa's first female cabinet minister. [19] [20] Historically, its noble daughter, Yennenga, is regarded as the "mother" of the Mossi kingdoms, [21] [22] [23] a people who constitute nearly half of the nation of Burkina Faso.
Cynthia Erivo will star in a film about the true story of Sara Forbes Bonetta, an African princess who in 1850 was offered as a “gift” to Queen Victoria and became her goddaughter.The untitled ...
[19] [20] Historically, its noble daughter, Yennenga, is regarded as the "mother" of the Mossi kingdoms, [21] [22] [23] a people who constitute nearly half of the nation of Burkina Faso. The Gundo Naa is the head of all female chiefs, and the Zosimli Naa enhances collaboration between cities of Dagbon and sister cities.
A young prince came to Shaw University from South Africa in 1897, though he met a quick end in Raleigh and has been largely forgotten.
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