OHN KABES John Kabes [c.1670-1734] of Komenda [Eguafo] a trading port 15 mi [24km] west of Cape Coast was ruler of Kabeskrom [literally “Kabes Town”...
THOMAS FREEMAN EDWARD JONES Thomas Freeman Edward Jones (1851-July 18, 1924) was a prosperous Cape Coast merchant, an early nationalist, and a founding member of...
OBADIAH ALEXANDER JOHNSON Dr. Obadiah Alexander Johnson (1849-1920) was a Sierra Leonean who spent the latter part of his medical career in Lagos where he...
ABA JEFAR II Aba Jefar II (1861-1932) was the fifth and most important King of Jimma, A Muslim state in south-western Ethiopia, which he ruled...
DR. JAMES EMMAN KWEGYIR AGGREY Dr. James Emman Kwegyir Aggrey (October 18th, 1875-July 30, 1927) was a pioneer of higher education for Africans who was...
SUMAILA NDEWURA JAKPA Sumaila Ndewura Jakpa (circa 1600-1666) was, according to the most accessible and widely-known version of Gonja ( Ngbanya) oral traditions, the conquering...
Lej Iyasu Mikael (February 3, 1896-July (?) 1935), grandson of Emperor Menilek II [reigned 1889-1913], was the nominal ruler of Ethiopia from about 1909, when...
Afararq Gabra Iyasus (July 10, 1868-September 25, 1947), writer, poet and diplomat, was the author of Lebb wallad Tarik (“story Born out of Fantasy”) (1908), which may...
RAS HAYLA TAKLA HAYMANOT Ras Haylu Takla Haymanot (1868-1951) was a governor of Gojam and a prominent Ethiopian businessman. He was the son of Negus...
HAYLA MALAKOT SAHLA SELASSIE Hayla Malakot Sahla Selassie (circa 1825-October 1855) was king of Shawa and the surrounding regions from 1847-55. He was succeeded by...
