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...
Ahmadu Bello (June 12, 1910 – January 15, 1966) was a Nigerian political leader who served as the spokesman for Northern Nigeria during the country’s...
Richard Brew (?- August 5, 1776) was a prominent member of the British trading community on the Gold Coast during the second half of...
James Hutton Brew (July 13, 1844- April 14, 1915) was an early advocate of representative government on the Gold Coast, and has been called the...
Joseph Bosompem (1848- 193?), also known as Kamirey, was senior presbyter (elder) of the Basel Mission Church at Kyebi, capital of the state of Akyem...
Boakye Tenten (circa 1818- November 1884) of Asante had a career in public office which spanned the reigns of four kings of Asante, during...
