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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,...
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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...
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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...
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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...
