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Frederick Torgbor Sai (June 27, 1924 – September 17, 2019) was a Ghanaian academic and a gender and reproductive health advocate, known for his campaigns...

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Thomas Owusu Mensah (c. 1950 – March 27, 2024) was a renowned Ghanaian chemical engineer and inventor who contributed to the development of fiber optic...

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Wangari Maathai (April 1, 1940 – September 25, 2011) Kenyan politician and environmental activist who became the first Black African woman to win a Nobel...

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GHANA: Nzulezo is a stilt village located in the Western Region of Ghana. It is built on the Amansuri lagoon and is entirely constructed on...

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MALI: Timbuktu, a historic city in Mali sits near the Niger River where Africa’s savannas disappear into the sands of the Sahara Desert. It was...

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MALI: Dogon Country is the name used for the region of south-central Mali renowned for its secluded villages embedded on cliffs that are up to...

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GHANA: The Du Bois Centre is a library to commemorate the late W.E.B. Du Bois. The centre consists of a museum which contains memorabilia and...

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SENEGAL: Lake Retba, better known as Lac Rose (the Pink Lake), lies north of the Cape-Verde peninsula of Senegal, some 30km northeast of the capital, Dakar,...

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MALI: Mount Hombori is located in the Hombori Tondo region of Mali, West Africa. It consists of an inaccessible tableland of about 2 km square...

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MALI: The tomb of Askia is located in Gao, a city in eastern Mali. It is believed to be the burial place of Askia Mohammad...

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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