Muhammad Abd Es-Shakur was emir of Harar from 1856-75. Previously a sheikh, he had seized power on the death of the last emir of the...
Moroda (1844-1888), the second ruler of the kingdom of Leqa in what is now the province of Walaga, in western Ethiopia, reigned from 1871-88. He...
Kate Dawson (lived in the 19th century), or Kate Swanzy, whose African name was Efua Ketse, was a merchant, philanthropist, and patriot who became prominent...
Photo credit: Geni Joseph William De Graft Johnson (August 5, 1860- February 28, 1928), a Cape Coast merchant, popularly known as Kwesi Johnson, was closely...
Bashah Aboye (18?- March 1, 1896) was a distinguished general of Menilek II [reigned 1889-1913], who was killed at the battle of Adwa during the...
General Oreste Baratieri (November 13, 1841-August 7, 1901) was commander-in-chief of the Italian forces which were defeated at the battle of Adwa in March 1896...
Aklilu Habta-Wald (March 12, 1912- November 24, 1974) was prime minister of Ethiopia from 1961-1974, and was one of the most important Ethiopian politicians under...
Fela Anikulapo Kuti (15 October 1938 — 2 August 1997), was a Nigerian multi-instrumentalist musician and composer, pioneer of Afrobeat music, human rights activist, and...
Benjamin Nnamdi Azikiwe (November 16, 1904 – May 11, 1996), was the first president of independent Nigeria (1963–66) and a prominent nationalist figure. He was...
Anthony Eromosele Enahoro was a Nigerian nationalist, journalist, pro-democracy activist and politician. He is considered one of the heroes of Nigeria’s independence movement. He was...
