Heroes and Heroines

Sir Henry George Wakelyn (“Harry”) Smith (June, 1787-October 12, 1860), a British general and governor of the Cape Colony, was born in Whittlesey, Cambridgeshire, England,...

Sir Theophilus Shepstone (January 8, 1817-June 23, 1893) is credited with the construction of an administrative policy in both Natal and Zululand for the governance...

Pixley ka Izaka Seme (circa 1880-1951) is best known as a co-founder of the present day African National Congress and the founder and publisher of...

Sekhukhuni (circa 1810-August 13, 1882) was a Bapedi chief who, because of his resistance to both the Boers and the British, is regarded as one...

Hastings Kamuzu Banda (c. 1898 — 1997) was the principal leader of Malawi’s nationalist movement, the architect of the country’s independence from British colonial rule,...

Omar Bongo Ondimba (born Albert-Bernard Bongo; 30 December 1935 – 8 June 2009) was a Gabonese statesman who served as the second president of Gabon...

Agostinho Neto (17 September 1922—10 September 1979), was an African liberation revolutionary, poet, physician, and politician who served as the first president (1975–1979) of the...

Queen Amina of Zazzau (c. 1533 – c. 1610) was a legendary military leader and ruler of the Hausa city-state of Zazzau (present-day Zaria, Nigeria)....

Queen Ranavalona I (c. 1788 – 16 August 1861) was one of the most powerful and controversial monarchs in African history. Reigning as Queen of...

Yahia Abdel Mageed (1925–2020) was a distinguished Sudanese civil engineer, hydrologist, and public servant renowned for his pivotal contributions to water resource management both in...