Djibril Diop Mambety: The Prince of Colobane
Djibril Diop Mambéty (January 1945 – July 23, 1998) was a Senegalese film director, actor, composer, and poet, loved and admired by critics and audiences...
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Nelson Mandela: The Father of a Nation.
“I have walked that long road to freedom. I have tried not to falter; I have made missteps along the way. But I have discovered...
Wole Soyinka: Noble Prize Literary Genius
Akinwande Oluwole “Wole” Babatunde Soyinka, born 13 July 1934, is a Nigerian playwright and poet. He was the first African to win the Nobel Prize...
Rei Amador: General Captain of War
Rei Amador, known as also “General Captain of War” and “King Amador” is a major figure in the history of Sao Tome and Principe, and...
Kimpa Vita: African Prophetess
Kimpa Vita, also known as Dona Beatriz (1684–1706), was a Kongo prophetess and leader of her own Christian movement, Antonianism. She is known as the...
Patrice Lumumba: The Best Son of Africa
Patrice Lumumba, was the first legally elected Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). He became a legend in his own life...
Ten Things To Know About Olaudah Equiano
Olaudah Equiano was born an Igbo around 1745, in what is now eastern Nigeria. He came from a prosperous home; his father was a local...
Ahmed Baba: The Greatest African Scholar of the 16th Century
Ahmed Baba was one of the greatest African scholars. Amongst the Songhai, he was known as “The Unique Pearl of His Time”. According to John...
Queen Judith
Ethiopia was once ruled by a mighty Queen who destroyed Axum and its countryside, the churches and Christian monuments, killing thousands in the process. Her campaigns...
Al-Kahina: The Queen of the Berbers
Dahia Al-Kahina was “the queen of the Berbers” who led the most determined resistance to the early Arab invasion of North Africa. Arab records describe...