Liberia, Sept. 23 -- R2 Community, Paynesville City-R2 Community, Paynesville City Congolese traditional spiritual leader Mfumu Nkusu Kiambu Nzalampanda Nangola has called for greater African unity, cultural awareness, and self-reliance, saying Africans must reconnect with their ancestral roots and take a leading role in shaping the continent's future.

By Jaheim T. Tumu-jaheim.tumu@frontpageafricaonline.com

Nangola serves as the Spiritual Chief of the traditional African religious movement known as Vuvamu (full name: Vutuka Vana Mpambu Uvidila), which roughly translates to "returning to the roots" or "the original path".

The Vuvamu, unlike Western-style churches, this movement aims to preserve traditional African customs, ancestral wor...