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The man who thought of the
for the museum is Kojo Acquah Yankah. He is a
newspaper editor, MP and cabinet minister. He said the idea came to him after seeing 5,000 people of African
at an event for the 375th anniversary of the forced
of Africans in the USA. He said: "This inspired me to create the museum to unite Africans and people of African descent." He wants "to raise the self-
of Africans as a people with a
history and heritage". He added: "The museum is
because it's the only one bringing all African
together under one
." He said there are
than 2,000 museums in Africa, compared with over 30,000 in Europe and in the USA.
