Wars & Conflicts 2 articles
The Taviefe War of 1888: Local Rivalries, Colonial Force and a Disputed Trial
A closer look at the 1888 Taviefe conflict, its roots in local rivalries and Peki’s claims, and the British trial that exposed the unsettled reach...
Aɖaʋatram: The Sacred Ewe War Drum Linking Nyive Across Ghana and Togo
Aɖaʋatram—also written Aɖaʋatram or, in older sources, Adavatram—is a revered ritual drum associated especially with Nyive, an Ewe-speaking community that now lies on both sides...