Queen Nefertari was the wife and queen of Ramses II. She lived during the New Kingdom Period and was a member of Egypt’s 19th Dynasty. Her name,…… Read more “QUEEN NEFERTARI -The Lady Of Grace”
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QUEEN RANAVALONA I – THE GREAT TRADITIONALIST QUEEN OF MADAGASCAR
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”
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”
Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh of Abomey Kingdom – THE UNCONQUERABLE WARRIOR
Elite troops of women soldiers contributed to the military power of the Kingdom of Dahomey in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. The troops were dissolved following the…… Read more “Seh-Dong-Hong-Beh of Abomey Kingdom – THE UNCONQUERABLE WARRIOR”
#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”