Encyclopaedia Africana

Estelle Sylvia Pankhurst (1882-September 27, 1960) was a British suffragette (militant advocate of women’s suffrage) who became involved in Ethiopian affairs after the invasion of...

Augustin Kinzonzi (May 25, 1901-June 19, 1955) rose to prominence as a Thysville (now Mbanza- Ngungu) merchant and government official during the colonial period. Kinzonzi...

Nkanga Lukeni (ruled 1641-61) or Garcia II, was Mani Kongo (ruler of the Kongo) during a time of military conflict between the Portuguese and the...

Makitu (circa 1856-April 1899), a prominent merchant and caravan organiser, grew wealthy from the 19th century ivory trade between the Atlantic coast and the interior...

Sebastien Ngonso (circa 1940-October, 1965) was a young Congolese poet whose work expressed the anguish and suffering he experienced in life. In the 1950s Ngonso...

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...

Mumpema (circa 1880-1945) served as chief of the Mampoko people from 1910-45, during the colonial epoch. Inhabitants of the lower Giri, the Mampoko formerly lived...