Encyclopaedia Africanna

William Henry Andrews (1870-1950), was the first general secretary of the Communist Party of South Africa and a lifelong Communist party activist. He was born...

Manga Sewa (who flourished in the 19th century) was a powerful ruler in northern Sierra Leone, with many commercial links with northern peoples both in...

Bafana (circa 1834-1887? was the wife (1865-83) of King Menilek of Shawa, who later became Emperor Menilek II [ruled 1889-1913]. Backed by Emperor Yohannes IV [reigned...

Osei Kwame (circa 1764-1803) was Asantehene from 1777-98. While his reign would seem to have been efficient and enlightened, he was finally unable to overcome...

John C. Kirkham (?-1875) was a British military adviser to Emperor Yohannes IV [reigned 1872-89]. Kirkham had fought in the Nicaraguan Civil War of 1855-57,...

Bakaré (1801-circa 1871) was the first ruler of Léqa, a 19th-century Muslim kingdom in western Ethiopia, and founder of a dynasty. Bakaré was the son...

Walda Giyorgis Abboye (November 4, 1851-March 1, 1918) was an important general, a provinçial governor, and a politician during the reign (1889-1913) of Emperor Menilek...

Simon Kimbangu (circa 1890-October 12, 1951) was the leader of what is generally considered the most important independent Christian religious movement in central Africa. Although...

Amankwa Tia (circa 1833-January 1874), commander-in-chief of the Asante armies, played a prominent role in the Sagrenti War of 1873-74 between Asante and the British...

Jacobus Nicolas Boshof (January 31, 1808-April 21, 1881) was an advocate of the Natal Voortrekkers (ie. Afrikaner pioneer settlers) and played a strong organisational role...