Cape Coast — An information centre to market rich African culture to the world has been opened in Cape Coast by O'ia-da International, a Non-Governmental Organisation (NGO) operating in the Central Region.

The name of the centre is 'Akoma Ntoso Cultural Centre', located at 4th Ridge in Cape Coast. The centre uses tele-presence, which enables live transmission of high definition images from eight countries at the same time, where people in those countries could interact directly without any difficulty.

On Saturday, the centre interacted with members of the African-American community in New Jersey, where it was made known that Nigeria has the biggest African population and Brazil with the second largest in the world.

Speaking to the press at the opening ceremony, Eugene Caldwell Jnr., the Head of O'ia-da International, said the aim of the tele-presence was to erase the negative impression created about Africa in the international media, as they only portrayed poverty, hunger, wars and naked children.

He said they wanted to tell the world that Africans have a better place to live, citing themselves as examples of some repatriated Africans, who are living well on the continent.

Mr. Caldwell, who has adopted a Ghanaian name, Kobina Nyamekye, said they would use the facility to tell the history of Africa to the world, and that the centre offers free services in its quest to achieve its aim.

He said the facility used in tele-presence could be sent to villages and any part of the country to help educate the people.

Sister Imahkus Okofo Ababio, popularly known as 'One Africa', said repatriations to Africa showed that the continent had the best form of democracy before the advent of Western Democracy, citing the chieftaincy institution as an example, where the king delegates powers to his sub-chiefs.

She told the people in New Jersey that people should stop calling the Dungeons where slaves were kept as Castles, and that she was happy to be back to Africa.

The Omanhen of Shama, Nana Kweku Benah I, and Nana Kwesi Tandoh, Chief of Essaman, among others, were treated to live band music by the 'Nyamedafo' Band.