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Bagamoyo is a historic coastal town founded at the end of the 18th century. It lies on the Zanzibar Channel, 45 miles (75 km) northwest...
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Gorée Island lies just two miles offshore off the coast of Dakar in Senegal and was the largest slave-trading centre on the African coast. European...
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Bunce Island is an island in the Sierra Leone River. It is situated in the estuary of the Rokel River and Port Loko Creek, about...
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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)....
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Queen Ranavalona I (c. 1788 – 16 August 1861) was one of the most powerful and controversial monarchs in African history. Reigning as Queen of...
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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...
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Hawa Abdi Dhiblawe (May 1947 – August 5, 2020) was a remarkable Somali physician, lawyer, and humanitarian whose life was devoted to saving lives and...
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Amal Bayou (C.1957 – 24 October 201) was a respected Libyan microbiologist, university professor, women’s rights advocate, and politician who became one of the most...
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Dominic Were Makawiti (4 August 1955 – 20 April 2018) was a distinguished Kenyan biochemist, educator, and university leader whose academic and administrative contributions helped...
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Soungalo Coulibaly (1955–March 9, 2004) was a celebrated Malian master drummer renowned for his virtuoso command of the djembe and his preservation and innovation within traditional Mande...
