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HISTORY & LEARNING
Explore kingdoms, empires, civilizations, historical figures, wars, trade, migration, colonialism, independence, culture, and the people who shaped Africa.
A cinematic documentary channel
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MEMORY OF AFRICA
Remembering Our Past. Understanding Our Future.
Exploring the history, civilizations, mythology, religions, legends, and cultural heritage of Africa — one story at a time.
Our mission
Why Memory of Africa?
Africa possesses an extraordinary historical and cultural memory preserved not only in books and monuments, but also in oral traditions, languages, songs, artifacts, beliefs, legends, and community memories.
Memory of Africa brings these stories to a modern global audience through carefully researched, cinematic storytelling — creating a welcoming place to listen, learn, reflect, and look deeper.
We remember. We explore. We learn. We share.
What we do
Stories That Bring the Past to Life
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MYTHOLOGY & LEGENDS
Discover folktales, legendary heroes, creation stories, spirits, supernatural beings, tricksters, oral traditions, and stories passed from generation to generation.
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DIVINITY & RELIGIONS
Explore African spiritual traditions, ancient beliefs, gods and divinities, ancestors, cosmology, Christianity, Islam, Vodun, and the many ways African societies have understood the sacred.
Our approach
History, Memory & Storytelling
Old manuscripts, maps, artifacts, photographs, and oral storytelling all carry knowledge. Our work brings these sources into conversation through curiosity, careful research, and a deep respect for the communities from which stories emerge.
We distinguish between documented history, oral tradition, mythology, religious belief, and later interpretations. Every legend is approached as a meaningful cultural record, rather than automatically presented as historical fact.
The stories we tell
From Ancient Kingdoms to Living Traditions
This is only a glimpse of the enormous range of stories explored by the channel.
Ancient Egypt
Kush
Ghana
Mali
Songhai
Benin
Asante
Dahomey
Coastal West Africa
Modern Africa
Featured documentaries
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KINGDOMS & LEGACIES
The Asante Kingdom: The Rise & Legacy of an African Empire
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EMPIRE & KNOWLEDGE
The Mali Empire: Mansa Musa, Timbuktu & the Golden Age of West Africa
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EPIC & MEMORY
Sundiata Keita: The Man, the Legend & the Epic of the Manding
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MYTH & HISTORY
Agokoli: The Myth, the History & the Memory
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WOMEN OF HISTORY
Yaa Asantewaa: The Woman Behind the Legend
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Behind the scenes
Two Friends. One Shared Memory. A Continent of Stories.
Memory of Africa began with a friendship.
More than a decade ago, Dominique Adabi and Mirko Shumm met in Cape Coast, Ghana. They came from different backgrounds and different parts of the world, but their friendship grew through a shared curiosity about Africa, its people, its history, and its stories. Dominique, an IT support specialist of African origin, and Mirko, a German citizen who was running a well-known beach resort in Cape Coast, found themselves at the crossroads of countless encounters.
Over the years, the resort welcomed volunteers, development workers, researchers, scholars, travelers, tourists, local guides, traditional elders, and spiritual leaders. Through conversations and encounters with these people, one thing became increasingly clear: Africa had countless stories waiting to be told. Some were preserved in books and monuments. Others lived in oral traditions, family memories, legends, spiritual traditions, and the voices of people who had carried them across generations.
From Conversations to a Documentary Project
For years, these stories remained conversations between friends and travelers. Then the possibilities of the internet and modern video production opened a new door. Memory of Africa was born from the idea that these stories could travel much further. Today, we use digital storytelling, research, narration, visual production, and filmmaking to share what we have learned about Africa — and what Africa has taught us — with audiences around the world. Our goal is not to speak for Africa, but to explore its stories with curiosity, respect, and care.
The People Behind the Project
[DOMINIQUE ADABI — AUTHENTIC PHOTO PLACEHOLDER]
DOMINIQUE ADABI
Co-Founder · Concept & Technical Direction
Dominique brings together his African roots, technical background, and passion for storytelling. He is responsible for developing the concepts behind the documentaries and overseeing the technical side of the storytelling process.
Concept Development · Research Direction · Technical Production · Digital Storytelling
[MIRKO SHUMM — AUTHENTIC PHOTO PLACEHOLDER]
MIRKO SHUMM
Co-Founder · Production & Promotion
Mirko brings years of experience, local connections, and a deep familiarity with the people and places that inspired Memory of Africa. His role focuses on production logistics, coordination, partnerships, and helping bring the documentaries to audiences beyond Africa.
Production Logistics · Coordination · Promotion · Outreach
[DEBORAH AGBELI — AUTHENTIC PHOTO PLACEHOLDER]
DEBORAH AGBELI
Documentary Production & Editing
Behind every finished documentary is hours of patient and demanding work. Deborah Agbeli plays a vital role in transforming research, scripts, narration, and visual material into the finished documentaries published by Memory of Africa. Her dedication to production and editing helps turn our stories into films that can be shared with audiences around the world.
Video Production · Editing · Post-Production · Documentary Assembly
deborah@link2grow.orgA Collaborative Journey
Memory of Africa is more than the work of three people. Our stories are shaped by the knowledge of historians, scholars, local guides, storytellers, traditional and spiritual elders, researchers, photographers, filmmakers, and countless people who have shared their experiences and knowledge with us over the years. The internet and modern production tools allow us to bring these voices, memories, and stories into a new form — while continuing to learn from the people and traditions that inspired them.
A Small Team. A Vast Continent. Countless Stories.
From Cape Coast to the world
Cape Coast
Conversations
Research
Storytelling
Documentary
The World
Why it matters
Because Memory Matters
Remembering history helps communities understand where they came from, appreciate cultural heritage, question inherited narratives, and pass knowledge to future generations. Memory is not only about the past — it is a living bridge between people, places, and possibility.
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There are thousands of stories waiting to be remembered.
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