Enclopaedia Africana

Kalala Kafumbe (18?-1895), a leader of the Mulenge people of eastern Kasai, united the decentralised Mulenge clans into a single political organisation. Like many other...

Henry Josiah Lightfoot Boston (August 19, 1898 – January 11, 1969), after a distinguished legal career, became the first Sierra Leonean to become governor-general, a...

William Essuman-Gwira Sekyi (November 1, 1892-October 5, 1956), popularly known as Kobina Sekyi, was one of the outstanding Gold Coast nationalists of the second and...

Amda Tseyon (12?-1344), whose throne name was Gabra Masqal, was emperor of Ethiopia for about 30 years, from 1312-44. He is famous for his heroic...

James Bruce (December 14, 1730-April 27, 1794) was a Scottish explorer who visited Ethiopia from 1769-72, and is best known for his Travels to Discover...

Mana Siaka (?-1872), warrior and slave-trader, was ruler of Vai, or Gallinas, a powerful state situated on the coast between Sierra Leone and Liberia. Much...

Makavoray of Tikonko (circa 1830-1897) was a powerful warrior-king who played a vital peacekeeping role among warring chiefs in southern Sierra Leone in the second...

Yekuno Amlak (12?-1285) ruled as emperor of Ethiopia from 1270-85. He was the founder or “restorer” of the Solomonic dynasty (whose members claimed descent from...

Webé Hayla Maryam (1799-1867), a Ethiopian statesman, ruled over Tegré and Semén from 1831-55. He was the son of Dajazmach Hayla Maryam. In his youth...

Efunporoye Osuntinubu Olumosa (circa 1805 – December 3, 1887). Some women have left their footprints in the annals of Nigerian history. One of such women...