African History Encyclopaedia

Mai Munene (who flourished in the mid-seventeenth century) founded the Lunda-related chiefdom, or state, of Mai Munene, located at the confluence of the Kasai and...

Mabera Benoit (circa 1890-1922), the Vui (paramount chief) of the Nguii people living along the Kasai River north of Kikwit, cooperated with colonial authorities in...

Lupungu (circa 1875-circa 1940s), the son of Ngongo Leteta claimed to be the legitimate successor to his father’s large domain, straddling the Lomami River southwest...

Abdel Kadir Hilmy Pasha (1837-1908), was born in Homs, Syria when it was occupied by the Egyptian forces under the leadership of Mohamed Aly during...

Ngongo Luhaka (circa 1860-July 15, 1919) worked as the principal assistant of Ngongo Leteta. After Leteta’s death, Luhaka succeeded his master as ruler over the...

Ngongo Leteta (circa 1850-September 15, 1893) was a powerful slave trader from the Tetela ethnic group, located in the Lomami river region east of Lusambo....

Empress Eléni (147-April 1522), who reigned from 1468-78, was the wife of Emperor Ba’eda Maryam. She played an important role in Ethiopian history when, in...

Philip Comi Gbeho (14 January 1904 – 24 September 1976) was a distinguished Ghanaian musician, composer, and educator, who greatly influenced Ghana’s culture, particularly through...

Benson Stephen Allen (1816-1865) was born in the State of Maryland in the United States of America in 1816 and migrated to Liberia in 1822....

Frank Ata Osam-Pinanko (1875-1945) was the first African minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Zion (A.M.E.Z.) Church in the Gold Coast. He was born at...