Encyclopaedia Africana

Paramount Chief Lamboi (circa 1860-December 26, 1917) was the last ruler of the Kpaa-Mende state before it followed the fate of other pre-colonial states and...

Kpowamoh-ei-Nepo (late 19th century), meaning literally “mad man cannot be coaxed,” was the leader of the Tongo Players, a famous Mende institution that used savage...

Mushid a Nambing (circa 1856-1907), son of Mwant Yav (Lunda ruler) Mbumb Muteb a Kat (ruled 1874-83) and of Nambing, assumed political prominence after the...

John Henry ‘Malamah’ Thomas (February, 1845-January 17, 1922) of recaptive descent became a prosperous merchant and a leading figure among the Krios (Creoles) of Freetown....

Mungembe (circa 1870-1949) worked as an agent of the Belgian colonial power to bring government control and administrative order to the politically decentralised peoples living...

Ibrahim Bash Taqi (September 18, 1931-July 1975) was a journalist and politician. His forceful journalism, particularly as a columnist for We Yone, an organ of...

Almamy Suman (circa 1810-1905) was the ruler of the Wara Wara Limba in the 19th century. Like many northern chiefs, his country was severely affected...

Khama III (Khama the Good, also Khama the Great) (c1837-February 21, 1923) was chief of the Bamangwato and eldest of the 16 sons of Sekgoma...

Longangi (circa 1860-July 14, 1964) was a forceful and ambitious individual elevated by the colonial government to serve as chief over the politically decentralised Lega...

Montshiwa (circa 1814-October 19, 1896) became the chief of the BaRolong Boo Ratshidi, a southern Tswana chiefdom, in 1849 and led his people through nearly...