Tsodilo Hills
The Tsodilo Hills are a UNESCO World Heritage Site (WHS), consisting of rock art, rock shelters, depressions, and caves in southern Africa. In 2006 the site known as Rhino Cave…
Yennenga
Yennenga was a legendary princess, considered the mother of the Mossi people of Burkina Faso.
Rhineland Bastards
Rhineland Bastard (German: Rheinlandbastard) was a derogatory term used in Nazi Germany to describe Afro-Germans, believed fathered by French Army personnel of African descent who were stationed in the Rhineland…
Juan Garrido
Juan Garrido was an African conquistador, born in the Kingdom of Kongo. He joined a Spanish expedition and arrived in Santo Domingo (Hispaniola) about 1502. He participated in the invasion of present-day Puerto Rico and Cuba…
Bibi Titi Mohammed
Bibi Titi Mohammed (June 1926 – June 5, 2000Bibi Titi Mohammed (June 1926 – June 5, 2000) was a Tanzanian politician of Muslim descent. She was born in June 1926…
Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti
Chief Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, (born Frances Abigail Olufunmilayo Thomas; 25 October 1900 – 13 April 1978), also known as Funmilayo Anikulapo-Kuti, was a Nigerian educator, political campaigner, suffragist, and women’s rights…
Moor’s Head Heraldry, Flags, And Crests
A Moor’s head, since the 11th century, is a symbol depicting the head of a black moor. The precise origin of the Moor’s head is a subject of controversy. But…
Dhar Tichitt
Dhar Tichitt is a Neolithic archaeological site located in the southwestern region of the Sahara Desert, in Mauritania. It is one of several settlement locations along the sandstone cliffs in…
Soninke People
The Soninke people are a West African Mande-speaking ethnic group found in Mali, fouta Djallon, southern Mauritania, eastern Senegal, Guinea and The Gambia.They speak the Soninke language, also called Maraka,…
Sagallo
Sagallo was a short-lived Russian settlement established in 1889 on the Gulf of Tadjoura in French Somaliland. It was located some 149 kilometres (93 miles) west of Djibouti City.