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Nairobi (/naɪˈroʊbi/ ny-ROH-bee) is the capital and largest city of Kenya. The name is derived from the Maasai phrase Enkare Nairobi, which translates...

The Hutu (/ˈhuːtuː/), also known as the Abahutu, are a Bantu ethnic or social group which is native to the African Great Lakes region. They mainly live...

Cinema of Africa covers both the history and present of the making or screening of films on the African continent, and also refers to the persons involved...

Dr. John Garang De Mabior (June 23, 1945 – July 30, 2005) was a Sudanese politician and revolutionary leader. From 1983 to 2005, he led the Sudan People's...

Alpha Oumar Konaré (born 2 February 1946) is a Malian politician, professor, historian and archaeologist, who served as President of Mali for two five-year...

The Army of Liberation (Moroccan Arabic: جيش التحرير, romanized: Jish Etteḥrir; Berber languages: Aserdas Uslelli) was an organization of various loosely...

Joseph Chinotimba (born 23 March 1958) is a Zimbabwean political figure. He rose to prominence during the invasions of white-owned commercial farms that...

Convergence for Social Democracy (Spanish: Convergencia para la Democracia Social, CPDS) is the opposition party in Equatorial Guinea. It was the only...

Infitah (Arabic: انفتاح infitāḥ, IPA: [enfeˈtæːħ] "openness") or Law 43 of 1974 was Egyptian President Anwar Sadat's policy of "opening the door" to private...

Khairy Beshara (Arabic: خيري بشارة, pronounced [ˈxæjɾi beˈʃɑːɾɑ]; born June 30, 1947, in Tanta, Egypt) is an Egyptian film director active in the Egyptian...

The second round of voting in the Zimbabwean presidential election of 2008 was held between Robert Mugabe and Morgan Tsvangirai after the first round failed...

Miguel Abia Biteo Boricó (11 January 1961 – 6 December 2012) was an Equatorial Guinean politician. He was the 5th Prime Minister of Equatorial Guinea having...

Mustafa Ismail (June 17, 1905 – December 26, 1978) was an Egyptian Quran reciter. The quadrumvirate of El Minshawy, Abdul Basit, Mustafa Ismail, and Al-Hussary...

Galgala is a town in Bari region of Somalia. The town has ancient markings of religious symbols and crosses and ancient remains of a cairns which commonly...

Jimmy Omonga is a singer and songwriter from the Democratic Republic of the Congo. With his debut album "Destin" (2008), he became within a few months...