by Susan | Sep 21, 2026 | Monuments
Part of the Sierra Leone Peace Museum, this monument created in the center of Freetown in 2011 as the first major memorial to their horrific civil war (1991–2002). It is a sculpture garden which includes a peace pole and peace bridge, texts of prayers, testimonies...
by Susan | Sep 7, 2026 | Monuments
Near the business center of Libreville, in front of the Presidential Palace, the stele of freedom commemorates the end of the slave trade in 1848. Following Schoelcher’s declaration, 272 enslaved men, women and children were freed and then founded the city of...
by Susan | Jun 8, 2026 | Monuments
Located at Sabo Yaba in Lagos, the sculpture is composed of books arranged in a disjointed pyramid with figures sitting or standing on them. The idea was to create awareness to the public about the benefits of education and how it will eradicate social vices from...
by Susan | Jun 1, 2026 | Monuments
Anti-apartheid activist Solomon Mahlangu was just 23 years old when he was hanged in the gallows of Pretoria Central Prison. His remains were moved to his birthplace of Mamelodi in 1993, after being buried in Atteridgeville for 24 years. This monument was unveiled in...
by Susan | Jan 12, 2026 | Monuments
The Dove of Peace was sculpted by Christophe Meko Bisengo to honor South African leader Nelson Mandela’s struggle for peace. It was unveiled in August 1991. The monument was originally in Mandela Square but was moved to the crossroads between Kisangani Avenue and...
