Heroes and Heroines

Ngongo Luhaka (circa 1860-July 15, 1919) worked as the principal assistant of Ngongo Leteta. After Leteta’s death, Luhaka succeeded his master as ruler over the...

Tengey Dzokoto I (187-1911) was a warlike chief of Anyako, a town on the northern shore of the Keta lagoon that formed part of the...

Ngongo Leteta (circa 1850-September 15, 1893) was a powerful slave trader from the Tetela ethnic group, located in the Lomami river region east of Lusambo....

Empress Eléni (147-April 1522), who reigned from 1468-78, was the wife of Emperor Ba’eda Maryam. She played an important role in Ethiopian history when, in...

Prester John is the name given to a mythical medieval Christian priest-king of a vast empire in Central Asia, who was later identified with the...

Philip Comi Gbeho (14 January 1904 – 24 September 1976) was a distinguished Ghanaian musician, composer, and educator, who greatly influenced Ghana’s culture, particularly through...

Walter Chichele Plowden (August 3, 1820-March 13. 1860) was the first British consul to Ethiopia and was a friend of Emperor Tewodros II  (reigned 1855-68]....

Malangi a Phumba (circa 1915-1964) was a celebrated expert in Pende oral tradition and also a trusted and effective political leader. Born in Kasanji village,...

Ba’eda Maryam (circa 1446-1478) was emperor of Ethiopia from 1468-78. He was famous for the many churches he built. The son and successor of Zare’a...

Malanga (circa 1880-1965), served as chief of the Bodjinga division of the Lobo (Balobo) ethnic group, living just north of Makanza (formerly Nouvelle-Anvers) about 180...