West Africa
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Africa
Félix Houphouët-Boigny, first president of Côte d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
Félix Houphouët-Boigny (was born Dia Houphouët on October 18, 1905 in N’Gokro (in the city of Yamoussoukro) according to his…
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Edward Wilmot Blyden
Edward Wilmot Blyden was born on August 3, 1832 in Saint-Thomas, a Caribbean island under the authority of Denmark. Third…
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Thomas Sankara, father of the revolution in Burkina Faso
Thomas Sankara, born on December 21, 1949 in Yako in Upper Volta (today Burkina Faso) and assassinated on October 15,…
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Amilcar Cabral (1924-1973), father of the independence of Guinea Bissau
Amilcar Cabral was born on September 12, 1924 in Bafata, Guinea Bissau. Her father is from Cape Verde and her…
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The Queen Abla Pokou
Abla Pokou (or Aura Poku, or Abra Pokou) is an African queen who, around 1770, led the Baoulé people from…
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History of the Songhai Empire
The Songhai Empire, or Songhai Empire, is a West African state that existed between the 15th and 16th centuries. The…
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Timbuktu, the legendary African city
According to tradition, Timbuktu is the “well of Bouctou”, an old Targui woman who settled in the 12th century in…
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