Kwame Nkrumah I The Eco Tote Bag

A creation by artist Joy Hanoun

Material: 80% organic ring-spun and combed cotton, 20% recycled polyester

Weight: 300 G/M²

THE THEORIST OF THE PIONEER OF PAN-AFRICANISM AND AFRICAN INDEPENDENCE

KWAME NKRUMAH 1909-1972 GHANA

Kwame Nkrumah, born in 1909 in Nkroful, Ghana, is one of the leading figures in the struggle for independence and Pan-Africanism. Educated in the United States, he was steeped in Marxist writings and Pan-African ideas. In 1947, he joined the struggle for independence in the Gold Coast and founded the Convention People's Party (CPP) in 1949, mobilizing the population with the slogan "Independence Now!" Thanks to his tenacity, Ghana became the first independent sub-Saharan country in 1957, and Nkrumah became its president. He campaigned for African unity, helping to create the Organization of African Unity (OAU) in 1963. His writings, such as "Africa Must Unite," called for a united Africa free from neocolonialism. Overthrown in a 1966 coup, he continued his fight in exile in Guinea. Nkrumah died in 1972 and remains an icon of anti-colonial resistance and the vision of a united and independent Africa.

A creation by artist Joy Hanoun