Kole Omotoso
Bankole Ajibabi Omotoso is an author whose work is committed to fusing a socio-political reprisal of Africa with a respect for human dignity.
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Semei Nyanzi
Semei Nyanzi was a pre-eminent economist and prominent government participant, and was a powerful voice for reform in postcolonial Uganda.
Florence Nwapa
Florence Nwapa helped reunite children displaced by war with their families and was the first African woman to internationally publish a novel in English.
Asrat Woldeyes
Asrat Woldeyes was the first Ethiopian to graduate in medicine from the University of Edinburgh and went onto become one of Ethiopia’s most prominent medical doctors.
Matilda J. Clerk
Dr Matilda Clerk was the first Ghanaian woman to secure a scholarship to study abroad. She dedicated herself to primary care and public health.
Julius Nyerere
Julius Kambarage Nyerere led Tanganyika to Independence in 1961 and served as President of the Republic of Tanzania until his retirement in 1985.
Hastings Banda
Banda died with an appalling record of human rights abuses and extortion – personally owning as much as 45% of Malawi’s GDP.
Oku Ampofo
Dr. Oku Ampofo’s ground-breaking studies in plant medicine led to over 300 plants being identified and certified as having medicinal properties.
Kesaveloo Goonam
Kesaveloo Goonam graduated from Edinburgh in 1936 and ran numerous successful medical practices. Goonam was commemorated as “the first black woman doctor and freedom fighter”.
Agnes Yewande Savage – 1929
Dr Savage was probably first West African woman to qualify in medicine. She played key roles in the early histories of numerous important Ghanaian institutions.
