Practitioners, Healers & Religious Leaders

Garrick Sokari Braide (c. 1885 – November 15, 1918) was a prominent Niger Delta prophet, Christian revivalist, and anti-colonial figure who led a powerful religious...

Nganga Nzumbi (c. late 19th century – mid 20th century) was a respected Central African spiritual leader, traditional healer, and custodian of indigenous knowledge, known...

Vusamazulu Credo Mutwa (July 21, 1921 – March 25, 2020) was a renowned South African traditional healer (sangoma), author, sculptor, and cultural historian who dedicated...

Elijah Masinde (c. 1910 –1987) was a Kenyan Bukusu prophet, religious reformer, and anti-colonial activist who founded Dini ya Musambwa meaning “Religion of the Ancestors” or...

Maame Harris Tani (c. 1870s –1958), also known as Grace Tani, was a prominent Ghanaian prophetess, traditional priestess turned Christian evangelist, and co-founder of the...

The 1951 Nobel Prize for medicine or physiology was awarded to South African physician and microbiologist Max Theiler for his discoveries concerning yellow fever and...

André Grenard Matsoua (1899–1942) was a Congolese nationalist and religious leader who fought against French colonial oppression. After founding the Amicale des Originaires de l’Afrique...

Monsignor Busimba Mikararabge (1912-September 7, 1974), the first bishop of the diocese of North Kivu was influential in helping to develop that region during the...

Bushiri Lungundu (circa 1911-June 23, 1945) was a prophet in the Kitawala movement and the leader of the 1944 Masisi revolt in Kivu province. Bushiri...

Dom Henrique (circa 1495-circa 1526), the son of Mvemba Nzinga, the Mani Kongo, was the first bishop of the Kongo kingdom and probably the first...