Africa – Algeria
The Almoravids/al-Murabitun (1040–1147)
The Almoravids, or al-Murabitun as they called themselves, were an Islamic Berber dynasty that established an empire in Morocco and...
America’s Black Ambassadors: A Historical Snapshot
In the article below, Carlton McLellan, PhD, a senior fellow at the Association for Diplomatic Studies and Training (ADST), briefly...
Gaston Monnerville (1897–1991)
“Image Ownership: Public Domain” Born in Cayenne, French Guiana to parents Marc Saint-Yves Monnerville and Marie-Françoise Orville, Gaston Monnerville was...
Donald Franchot McHenry (1936- )
Donald McHenry is a diplomat, scholar, corporate governor and educator who served as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations (UN). ...
Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. (1931- )
The sole child of immigrants from the Barbados, Ulric St. Clair Haynes Jr. was born June 8, 1931 in Brooklyn,...
Tripoli, Libya (7th Century BCE- )
Tripoli has been the capital of Libya since its independence in 1951. Tripoli is the largest city in the country...
Algiers, Algeria (circa 9th century AD- )
Algiers, the capital city of Algeria, lies along the northwestern edge of a large bay in the Mediterranean Sea. The...
Jean-Bédel Bokassa (1921-1996)
Jean-Bédel Bokassa, longtime dictator and military leader of the Central African Republic, was born in Bobangui, Oubangui-Chari, French Equatorial Africa...
Eldridge Cleaver (1935-1998)
Eldridge Cleaver, author and civil rights activist, was born on August 31, 1935 in Wabbaseka, Arkansas. Cleaver, a child of...
