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Kanyimbu-Newej, also called Kanyimbu Mpembe a Nkind, (circa 1700-circa 1760) was a great military leader, who extended Lunda influence east to the Lake Mweru region,...

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Moriba Kindo Bangura (17?-1825) was the forceful Temne leader who overthrew the Soso hegemony over Port Loko (an important trading center), which lasted from 1700...

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Solomon Benjamin Augustus Macfoy (circa 1843-January 16, 1893) was a Sierra Leone Krio (Creole) who for several years dominated the Sherbro country of Sierra Leone....

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Abba Za-Mikael Aragawi (later 5th-early 6th centuries) is one of the Nine Saints of the Ethiopian Orthodox Church. Like the eight other Saints – Abba...

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Zawditu (1876-April 1, 1930), empress of Ethiopia from 1916-30, was the natural child of Emperor Menilek II [reigned 1889-1913], and became the first reigning female...

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Za-Sellasé (15?-June 26, 1607) was one of the main instigators of many rebellions during the reign of Emperors Yaegob (reigned 1597-1603), and Za-Dengel (1603-04). Born...

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Dabtara Zannab (who flourished in the 1850s and 1860s) also called Alaqa Zannab, was the keeper of the royal archives during the reign of Emperor...

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Zare’a Ya’eqob (circa 1399-1468) emperor of Ethiopia from 1434-68, was the greatest of the emperors in medieval Ethiopian history. He was noted for his re-organisation...

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George Frank Cleland (1830-1887) was a Ga merchant, a justice of the peace, and an enlightened and popular divisional chief of James Town, Accra, who...

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Zare’a Ya’eqob (who is believed to have lived in the 17th century) was the author of a book of philosophy known as Hatata Zara Yaqob...

Editor’s Note

This website features a collection of articles largely from previously published volumes of the Encyclopaedia Africana, specifically the Encyclopaedia Africana Dictionary of African Biography, which highlights notable individuals from various regions of Africa. Please note that in these volumes, some names of people, towns, and countries were spelled differently than they are today. We have retained these historical spellings to preserve the integrity of the original publications. In some instances, the current spellings are also provided for easy reference.
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