African History
This category is purposely for compelling and inspiring African history
The President Who Ruled For 24 Hours
Christopher Okoro Cole was a Governor-general and President of Sierra Leone in the early 1970s. A very quiet character in...
The fascinating story of Emperor Menelik II and his “Lion Corps”
In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Emperor Menelik II of Ethiopia faced numerous challenges, including conflicts with neighboring...
Historic African American Museum Opens in Charleston, United States
The long-awaited International African American Museum is preparing to unveil its doors in one of the United States' most significant...
Biography of Ella Koblo Gulama: The First Elected Female Member of Parliament In Sierra Leone
Madam Ella Koblo Gulama MBE; OBE, MRSL was the first elected female member of parliament in Sierra Leone and the...
Queen Tiye: The Black Woman Who Was Egypt’s Most Powerful Queen
Tiye was the queen of Egypt of the 18th dynasty and the wife of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, the mother of...
Bodi Tribe: The Ethiopian Tribe Where Body-Shaming Does Not Exist
To be fat as a Bodi man is to be famous and admired by your tribesmen and women. It earns...
Queen Nzinga: The African Queen Who Fought Portuguese Colonialism and Slavery For 37 Years
As a woman who had to fight for more than thirty years for the freedom of her people and the...
Nwanyeruwa – The Nigerian Woman Who Led A Nationwide Revolution Against British Colonialism
Nwanyeruwa was an Igbo woman from southeastern Nigeria during the colonial era who organized and led 10,000 Nigerian women to...
King Piye: The First Black Pharaoh Who Ruled Egypt From 744–714 BC
King Piye was an ancient Kushite king and founder of the Twenty-fifth Dynasty of Egypt, who conquered and ruled Egypt...
Queen Amanirenas: The One-Eyed African Queen Who Defeated Caesar Augustus Of The Roman Empire
Queen Amenirenas was a Nubian ruler of the ancient African kingdom of Kush (located in modern-day Sudan), who is widely...
Meet Amina: The Warrior Queen Who Ruled Zaria For More Than 30 Years In The 16th Century
Aminatu, commonly known as Queen Amina of the city-state Zazzau (now the city of Zaria in Kaduna State), is significantly...
King Ikenchukwu Keagborekuzi I – The Nigerian King Who Became The World’s Youngest Monarch At Age Two
In 1979, when he was two years old, Agbor Kingdom in Delta State, Nigeria, crowned King Ikenchukwu Keagborekuzi I as...
The Banna People of Ethiopia Where Young Men Walk on Stilts
The Banna, sometimes called Benna or Banya are a Nilotic ethnic group in Ethiopia that can be found in areas...
John Edmonstone: The Enslaved Black Man Who Taught Charles Darwin The Skill of Taxidermy, A Skill That Made The Theory of Evolution Possible
John Edmonstone was an enslaved black man who taught the young and inexperienced Charles Darwin the skill of taxidermy.
The Enslaved Black Man Behind The Jack Daniel’s Whiskey
Jasper Newton popularly known as "Jack Daniel" is celebrated for inventing Jack Daniel's Whiskey in the 19th century. However, the...
The Story Of Valentine Strasser, Africa’s Youngest President
When Valentine Strasser took over Sierra Leone as the country's Head of State three days after his 25th birthday, he...
The Belgian King Who Got Away With Killing 10 Million Africans And His Atrocious Letter To The Belgian Missionaries In Congo
Over the years, several historians and skeptics have subsequently debated the arrival of religion in Africa. Even though there is...
How The Soviet Union Helped Patrice Lumumba
Eager to act quickly and the world had turned its back against him, Patrice Lumumba ran to the Soviet Union...
Meet Lati Hyde-Forster, MBE: The First Woman To Graduate From Fourah Bay College
Latilewa Christiana Hyde was born on 14 June 1911, in Freetown, British Sierra Leone.
King Almamy Suluku: One of The Smartest Sierra Leonean Kings In History And One of The Most Influential In African History
In celebration of Black History, The African Dream celebrate King Almamy Suluku one of the greatest kings in African history...
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