Encyclopaedia Africana

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The Second Continental Report On The Implementation Of Agenda 2063. This second continental-level report consolidates progress reports from 38 of the 55 AU Member States....

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Mandrandele Tanzi (March 20, 1933- February 12, 1974) served in many phases of political life as a government administrator, as a leading theorist of the...

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Johann Martin Flad (1831-1915), a German-born missionary, spent about 60 years in Ethiopia. Among his other activities, he worked to convert the Falasha (Ethiopians of...

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Empress Manan (circa 1891-February 16, 1962), or Manan Janterar Asfaw, who was named Walatta-Manan Asfaw at birth, was the wife of Emperor Haile Selassie I,...

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Mantantu Dundulu (circa 1865-February 1938) better known as Nlemvo, was the first Protestant Christian in the Congo and a close collaborator with William H. Bentley...

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Asafo Agyei (Asafu-Adjaye) (18? -1885) was a ruler of Dwaben, one of the founding states of the Asante Union, located to the northeast of the...

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Ras Makonnen (May 8, 1852-March 22, 1907), whose full name was Ras Makonnen also called Abba Qagnew, served Emperor Menilek Walda Mikael, II  [reigned 1889-1913]...

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Medu Neter, also known as “Hieroglyphs,” is one of the earliest forms of writing, originating in ancient Egypt. The term “Medu Neter” translates to “words...

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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