Let African knowledge lead.

Readers at the long table between the shelves of Dikan Library & Archives.

Dikan is a nonprofit African knowledge and learning institution based in Ghana. We preserve and advance African knowledge and equip people to shape Africa’s future.

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Exhibitions

Encounter African histories and ideas through exhibitions at Dikan.

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Aerial view of Goma, rooftops reaching to Lake Kivu, volcanoes on the horizon.

On view until 10 November · Dikan Gallery

Congo, Close to Home

Goma from above. Photograph by Arlette Bashizi, from Congo, Close to Home.

Three visitors lean over a lit vitrine of documents at Preserving Ghana, seen from above.

On view · Ahenfie

Preserving Ghana: The Living Archives of a Nation

Visitors at Preserving Ghana: The Living Archives of a Nation, Ahenfie, May 2026.

Dikan events

Come together to learn, exchange ideas and experience something new.

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Dikan presents · Film screenings

The Eyes of Ghana

Three free screenings at Dikan Center, Accra: Friday 6 November (family night), Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November.

Friday 6, Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 November · 6:00 pm · Dikan Center, South La Estate, Accra
Gates open 5:00 pm · Free · Seats are very limited
One seat per person; on Friday, one adult books for the whole family

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Film image: The Eyes of Ghana — official film website.

Preserve. Advance. Equip.

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About Dikan

Dikan Library & Archives

Resources for study, research and the development of new understanding.

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A conservator in a magnifier visor and blue gloves works on a damaged photograph.

Awo Institute

Conserving and digitising historical materials, with care for their sources and context.

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A participant at her laptop during a workshop at Dikan, the facilitator and others behind her.

Education

Learning opportunities that help people develop skills and work of their own.

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Ahenfie

Exhibitions bringing African histories and ideas into public conversation.

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Stories

Articles, videos, interviews and press from and about Dikan.

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Participants gathered around a table during a HerPress class session.

Dikan article · 5 July 2025

20 Women Journalists, One Room, Real Community

Shared learning, stronger skills and a community of women in journalism.

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Blue-gloved hands hold a water-damaged photographic print over a white worktop.

Press · OkayAfrica

How Paul Ninson’s Dikan Center Is Preserving Africa’s Lost History

5 September 2025

Congo, Close to Home exhibition announcement: an aerial view of Goma, mountains beyond.

Press · Ghana News Global

Congo: Capturing Life Beyond War

4 October 2026

Video · Official film trailer

The Eyes of Ghana

Higher Ground Productions & Breakwater Studios

Press links open the original publications. Dikan photographs illustrate the articles.

Dikan in the press

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