His Majesty Nabongo Peter Mumia II (L) and His Majesty Abdulai Mahama Jinapor II
The Sister Kingdom Network (SKN) has signed its first-ever Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Wanga Kingdom of Kenya and Buipewura of the Gonja Kingdom. This is part of a process leading to a traditional-led continental integration.
This first MOU sets a foundational precedent for kingdom-to-kingdom collaboration beyond modern borders, rooted in development, shared heritage, mutual respect, and people-centred, details of the deal show.
The bilateral agreement, signed under the supervision of His Majesty Nabongo Peter Mumia II – Wanga Kingdom and His Majesty Abdulai Mahama Jinapor II – Buipewura, Gonja Kingdom, establishes a new framework for cooperation rooted in African tradition, sovereignty, and shared prosperity.
The MoU covers strategic collaboration in land exchange programmes, youth empowerment and exchange initiatives, cultural preservation, heritage tourism, kingdom funds and farms, trade, and broader economic development programmes between the two kingdoms and their respective regions.
Central to the agreement is the Kingdom Farms Initiative, designed to advance Africa’s empowering kingdoms to control food production, land, and agricultural value chains for their people.
“The agreement also enables land exchange arrangements, allowing citizens of both kingdoms to engage in business, trade, settlement, and investment within each other’s territories,” the MoU points out.
Further, both kingdoms will establish royal residences and representatives in each other’s domains to safeguard the interests and welfare of their people.
It also sets the foundation for the continental expansion of the Sister Kingdom Network, as more kingdoms and chiefdoms across Africa are being engaged to partnership focused on trade, youth empowerment, cultural preservation, land access, and economic self determination.
The Sister Kingdom Network will be rolling out additional programmes and partnerships in the coming months as it builds a unified, tradition-led economic and cultural alliance across the African continent.
By Prince Fiifi Yorke