QUEEN RANAVALONA I (1778 – August 16, 1861) Ranavalona I (born Rabodoandrianampoinimerina; 1778 – August 16, 1861), also known as Ramavo and Ranavalo-Manjaka I, was the sovereign ruler of the Kingdom of Madagascar from 1828…… Read more “QUEEN RANAVALONA I – THE GREAT TRADITIONALIST QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR”
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QUEEN NZINGA OF NDONGO (ANGOLA) – REMARKABLY AFRICA’S STRONGEST WOMAN
Queen Nzinga Mbande Of Ndongo (1583-1663) Nzinga of Matamba, the seventeenth-century African monarch known primarily for her enmity to the Portuguese in Angola, faced hostility from her…… Read more “QUEEN NZINGA OF NDONGO (ANGOLA) – REMARKABLY AFRICA’S STRONGEST WOMAN”
KIMPA VITA – Africa’s Great Prophetess And The Anthonian Movement of Kongo
KIMPA VITA (1684 -1706) Dona Beatriz Kimpa Vita was a young Kongolese woman who in 1704 claimed to be possessed by St. Anthony, argued that Jesus was…… Read more “KIMPA VITA – Africa’s Great Prophetess And The Anthonian Movement of Kongo”
QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal- Africa And Waalo’s Last Queen Resistant
QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal (1810 – 1860) Queen Ndate Yalla Mbodj, a true ‘Linguere’ developed the women’s army as one of the most formidable forces to…… Read more “QUEEN NDATE YALLA of Senegal- Africa And Waalo’s Last Queen Resistant”
Queen Amina of Zazzau Kingdom – AFRICA’S WARRIOR PRINCESS
The reign of Amina occurred at a time when the city-state of Zazzau was situated at the crossroad of three major trade corridors of northern Africa, connecting…… Read more “Queen Amina of Zazzau Kingdom – AFRICA’S WARRIOR PRINCESS”
#KnowAfricaQuiz: Week II – Day 2
The Quiz of the week are questions posted through the hashtag #KnowAfricaQuiz on the official @AfricaHeritages twitter page every Wednesdays and Fridays by 5:15pm. Below are…… Read more “#KnowAfricaQuiz: Week II – Day 2”
#KnowAfricaQuiz; Week II – Day 1
The Quiz of the week are questions posted through the hashtag #KnowAfricaQuiz on the official @AfricaHeritages twitter page every Wednesdays and Fridays by 5:15pm. Below are the questions…… Read more “#KnowAfricaQuiz; Week II – Day 1”
#KnowAfricaQuiz: Week I – Day 1
The Quiz of the week are questions posted through the hashtag #KnowAfricaQuiz on the official @AfricaHeritages twitter page every Wednesdays and Fridays by 5:15pm. Below are…… Read more “#KnowAfricaQuiz: Week I – Day 1”
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