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01/04/2026

Happy New Month CultureTree Fam!

We wish you a month filled with laughter, good health and prosperity. ✨

May this April be one to remember for you and your loved ones. 🌸

What’s one thing you are most excited for this April? 🤎

06/03/2026

On March 6, 1957, Dr. Kwame Nkrumah declared Ghana’s independence at the Old Polo Grounds in Accra, proclaiming, “Ghana, your beloved country, is free forever.” This historic moment ended British colonial rule and made Ghana the first modern African nation to gain independence, marking the beginning of self-governance and national pride.

Happy Independence Day to all our Ghanaian brothers and sisters 🇬🇭🇬🇭🇬🇭

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01/03/2026

Happy New Month, CultureTree family 🌿✨

March is here and we are choosing intention over pressure.

May this month bring more smiles than stress, more wins than worries, and more peace than noise. May we build boldly, rest intentionally, and stay rooted in who we are.

27/02/2026

We’ve seen the video. And yes, we know this is likely rage bait. The internet rewards controversial takes. People say the loudest things just to drive interaction. 🤦🏾‍♀️

But still… if you agree with this, then it reveals something deeper about you and how you perceive your culture. 😒

Russian, Polish and German names are not exactly “easy” either, yet people learn them. No one asks them to shrink their identity to make others comfortable. ✨

So what is it about African names❓

Across Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Ethiopia and beyond, our names carry history, prayer, lineage, intention. They are stories, not inconveniences. ‼️

We should never diminish our culture for engagement, or for anyone. 🙅🏽‍♀️

Let’s talk. 👇🏾

How did you handle a situation where your name was mispronounced?

📽️: Lummy (TT)

26/02/2026

We saw this post on Twitter and decided to share it, especially to buttress the video we posted yesterday about producing knowledge in our indigenous languages. 🌍

The example given was the Igbo word Ndo. It is often translated as “sorry,” but it really means “I feel with you.” It expresses empathy and shared humanity in a way English does not fully capture.✨

Across Africa, there are words like this. Words that hold philosophy, emotion, and worldview within them. When we lose our languages or reduce them to quick translations, we risk losing those layers of meaning. 💔

Language is not just communication. It is knowledge. It is culture. 🙌🏾

Does your language have a word that goes beyond “sorry”?

📸: @ UjuAnya (X)

25/02/2026

What happens when people stop thinking in their own language? 🤔

Colonialism didn’t just take land, but slowly decentered African languages from education, knowledge production, and power.💪🏾

When language is pushed aside, worldview follows.

When we stop writing, researching, and creating in our mother tongues, we slowly disconnect from indigenous ways of knowing.✨

What would it look like to think, teach, and create in our own languages again? 👀

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24/02/2026

Do you know how to say these words in Swahili? 👀

We’re here to help.

Swahili is one of Africa’s most widely spoken languages, with over 100 million speakers across the continent. 🌍

It is spoken in countries such as Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Rwanda, Burundi, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mozambique, Zambia, Malawi, and Somalia, and it continues to grow as a unifying African language. 🫶🏾

From Jambo to Asante, every word carries culture, history, and connection. ✨✨

Which African language should we post next?

21/02/2026

It’s CultureTree Quiz Time! 🌍✨

Which African country was formerly known as Abyssinia?

A name that echoes through ancient trade routes, royal dynasties, and one of the oldest civilisations on the continent 👑🌿

This country was never fully colonised, has its own unique calendar, and is often called the political capital of Africa. ✨

Do you know it? 🧐

Vote in the poll below 👇🏾

Let’s see who really knows their African history.

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