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Amara Osei-Mensah

Accra, Ghana· Remote OKRate:Varies
MA in African History

About

A researcher specializing in pre-colonial and colonial West African history, with deep expertise in the Ashanti Empire, trans-Atlantic slave trade routes, and the social structures of 17th–19th century coastal and interior West Africa. She holds an MA in African History and assists historical fiction and narrative nonfiction authors in creating culturally grounded, historically accurate portrayals of the region. Her work emphasizes centering African perspectives rather than relying on European colonial records alone.

What I do

archival researchcultural consultationprimary source translation assistancesensitivity and accuracy reviewannotated bibliographies

Specialties

West African historyAshanti Empiretrans-Atlantic slave tradepre-colonial Africacolonial encounter

Genres

Historical FictionNarrative NonfictionLiterary FictionHistoryBiography

Audiences

adultsgeneralacademic

Subject-matter expertise

cultural anthropologypolitical historyreligious history

Experience

10 years of experience

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