Ṣàngó, also known as Changó or Xangô in Latin America; and as Jakuta or Badé) is an Orisha, a type of spirit in Yoruba religion. Ṣàngó is a royal ancestor of the Yoruba as he was the third Alaafin of the Oyo Kingdom prior to his posthumous deification. He is …
Yemoja is a major water deity from the Yoruba religion. She is an orisha, in this case patron spirit of the oceans and/or rivers – particularly the Ogun River in Nigeria. She is often syncretized with either Our Lady of Regla in the Afro-Cuban diaspora or various other Virgin Mary …
Joshua Mqabuko Nyongolo Nkomo (19 June 1917 – 1 July 1999) was a Zimbabwean freedom fighter and politician who served as Vice-President of Zimbabwe from 1990 until his death in 1999. He founded and led the Zimbabwe African People’s Union (ZAPU) from 1961 until it merged in 1987 with Robert …
Kofi Atta Annan ( 8 April 1938 – 18 August 2018) was a Ghanaian diplomat who served as the seventh Secretary-General of the United Nations from January 1997 to December 2006. Annan and the UN were the co-recipients of the 2001 Nobel Peace Prize. He was the founder and chairman …
The African diaspora consists of the worldwide collection of communities descended from native sub-Saharan Africans or people from Sub-Saharan Africa, predominantly in the Americas. The diaspora has continued for millennia, but historically, ethnographers, historians, politicians and writers have used the term particularly to refer to the descendants of the West …
Hakim Ziyech (born 19 March 1993) is a professional footballer who plays as an attacking midfielder or winger for Eredivisie club Ajax and the Morocco national team. In 2019, he was selected as one of the 20 best players in the UEFA Champions League for the 2018–19 season. Ziyech is …
Tony Oladipo Allen (12 August 1940 – 30 April 2020) was a Nigerian drummer, composer, and songwriter. He was one of the primary co-founders of the genre of Afrobeat music. Allen was the drummer and musical director of Fela Kuti’s band Africa ’70 from 1968 to 1979. Fela once stated …
Albert John Luthuli (often spelt Lutuli c. 1898 – 21 July 1967), was a South African teacher, activist, Nobel Peace Prize winner and politician. Luthuli was elected president of the African National Congress (ANC) in 1952. At this time, an umbrella organisation that led opposition to the white minority government in …
Lina Ben Mhenni (22 May 1983 – 27 January 2020) was a Tunisian activist, blogger and lecturer in linguistics at Tunis University. She became known internationally for her work during the 2011 Tunisian revolution and its aftermath. In her late 20s at the time, Ben Mhenni rose to prominence in …
