People

It would take an entire book (or several books) to describe all the great and famous people of Africa. Below you will see a list of many of these personalities followed by a description of them. Some of the people listed are from the past and some are still alive. The list includes presidents, religious […] More

The San ‘Bushmen’ also referred to as Khwe, Sho, and Basarwa are one of the earliest inhabitants of southern Africa, (and are part of the Khoisan group), where they have existed for at least 20,000 years. They are hunter-gatherer peoples of southern Africa. Genetic proof also suggests the San Bushmen are one of the oldest […] More

The inscription on her popular blog, The Khoi Fro, condenses Tsholo Dikobe’s passions as much more than being one of Africa’s foremost rising fashion icons and  trend forecasters. She writes: “I am kissed by the sun – twice. Words tend to fail me, but I speak fluent volumes through life’s accessories: Fashion, Art, Love, Music, […] More

Julie Mehretu is a New York based Ethiopian born artist famous for her energetic and chaotic art pieces. Mehretu was born in Addis Ababa in 1970 to an Ethiopian father and an American mother. She fled to the USA with her family when the military junta known as the Derg began a campaign of terror […] More

Grace Ogot, a celebrated Kenyan writer of ethnic Luo origin, accomplished midwife, tutor, journalist, and a BBC Overseas Service broadcaster and the first woman to publish a novel in East Africa and second in Africa after Nigeria`s Flora Nwapa. Grace Emily Akinyi Ogot (born May 15, 1930) is a celebrated Kenyan writer of ethnic Luo […] More

Ivoirian Photographer Joana Choumali has documented the last generation of African citizens living in a big city like Abidjan with scarification on their faces. The photo series is called ‘Haabre, the last generation’ (Haabre means “writing” and “scarification” in Burkina Faso). Choumali has been interviewed previously stating áthat the practice is disappearing due to the […] More

Marren is the Executive Director of Eastern African Sub Regional Support Initiative for Advancement of Women (EASSI) headquartered in Kampala but serves eight countries in East Africa and the Horn. She is a proudly independent woman, a fierce feminist and a single mother who has raised her four daughters to be equally independent and powerful […] More

Kwame Sampson Oppong, also known as Sèbètutu; meaning (destroyer of native charms or Personal deities) was born in Brong Ahafo (now in Ghana) in a slave family originating in Gurunsi (now in Burkina Faso). He was a Goldcoast Prophet- Preacher. Kwame Sampson Oppong started his Life as a Labourer before becoming a Traditional Priest as […] More

On 3rd December 1967, South African doctor, Dr Christiaan (Chris) Barnard, performed the world’s first human to human heart transplant at Groote Schuur Hospital, Cape Town. This extraordinary event which pushed the boundaries of science into the dawn of a new medical epoch took place inside Charles Saint Theatre at Groote Schuur Hospital. After a […] More