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Cecil John Rhodes (/ˈsɛsəl ˈroʊdz/ SES-əl ROHDZ; 5 July 1853 – 26 March 1902) was an English mining magnate and politician in southern Africa who served...

Aba is a city in southeastern Nigeria and the commercial centre of Abia State. Upon the creation of Abia State in 1991, the old Aba township was divided...

26°14′20″S 28°10′52″E / 26.23889°S 28.18111°E / -26.23889; 28.18111 St Catherine's School is an independent, co-educational school in Germiston, Gauteng...

Al-Malik an-Nasir Nasir ad-Din Muhammad ibn Qalawun (Arabic: الملك الناصر ناصر الدين محمد بن قلاوون), commonly known as an-Nasir Muhammad (Arabic: الناصر...

Our Lady of Zeitoun, also known simply as El-Zeitoun, Zeitun or rarely Our Lady of Light, was a mass Marian apparition that was reported to have occurred...

Chuka University is a public university in the Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. The university is approximately 186 km from Nairobi along the Nairobi-Meru...

Chester Arthur Crocker (born October 29, 1941) is an American diplomat and scholar who served as Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs from...

Numidian cavalry was a type of light cavalry developed by the Numidians. They were used by Hannibal during the Second Punic War. Numidian cavalry is first...

The Denel Vektor GA-1 is an automatic cannon based on the German WWII MG 151/20 automatic cannon. Compared to other rapid-fire 20 mm autocannons, it is...

The Vlaamperd is a South African breed of light draught or harness horse; it is also suitable for riding and is used in dressage. It was bred in the Western...

Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU) is a public university first established in 1993 as Nazareth Technical College (NTC) and one of the two...

Ibrahim M. Oweiss (September 25, 1931 – November 27, 2023) was an Egyptian-born American economist, international economic advisor, and professor of economics...

The Organization of African First Ladies for Development (OAFLAD), originally formed as the Organization of African First Ladies against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA)...

Tsegaye Mamo (English: Tsegaye Mamo, Amharic: ፀጋዬ ማሞ) is an Ethiopian politician who has been serving as Prosperity Party of South West Ethiopia Peoples'...

Pamela Stretton (born 1980) is a South African artist whose work deals predominantly with the female body. Her main medium is digital inkjet prints that...

The Student Loan Trust is a statutory agency of the Government of Ghana established in December 2005 under the Trustee Incorporation Act 1962, Act 106...

Minister of Safety and Security v Luiters is an important case in the South African law of delict. It was heard in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) on...

Postal codes in Eswatini are alphanumeric postal codes. They consist of 1 letter and 3 digits. The first letter indicates the region and the last three...

Uzoma Odimara, popularly known as Area Scatter, was a cross-dressing performer who gained popularity in the post-Nigerian Civil War era of the 1970s in...

The Military of the Mamluk Sultanate (Egyptian Arabic: جيش السلطنة المملوكية, Coptic: Ⲛⲉⲛⲁⲗⲁⲥⲱϯ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲧⲟⲩⲣⲟ ⲛ̀ⲙⲉⲙⲗⲟⲩⲕⲓ), officially known as Al-Asakir al-Masria...