Rosalie Gicanda: The last Queen of Rwanda
Rosalie Gicanda (1928–1994) was the last Queen of Rwanda, remembered as a “People’s Queen” whose life of quiet dignity ended in martyrdom during the 1994 Genocide against...
Category : African History
Stephen Bantu Biko: The Father of Black Consciousness
Stephen Bantu Biko (1946–1977) was a prominent South African anti-apartheid leader and revolutionary philosopher who is widely regarded as the “father” of Black Consciousness. Through the...
Dinknesh aka Lucy: The first lady of humanity?
“There is still a powerful tendency to deny that humanity originated in Africa and that the African peoples of the world are related to each...
The Aba Women’s War
The Aba Women’s Riot, also known as the Women’s War, was an insurrection in Nigeria when it was occupied by the British to redress social,...
The Maji Maji War 1905-1907
The Maji Maji War in Tanganyika (modern-day Tanzania), which began in July 1905 and ended in 1907, was one of the most significant African challenges...
The War of The Golden Stool
“I must say this: if you, the men of Asante, will not go forward, then we will. We, the women, will. I shall call upon...