Africa – Eritrea
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud (1955- )
Hassan Sheikh Mohamud, the current President of Somalia, Union for Peace and Development Party leader, and member of the Abgaal...
Isaias Afwerki
(1946- )
Isais Afwerki, a former freedom fighter, has been President of Eritrea since its independence in 1993. Afwerki was born in...
The Horn of Africa
The Horn of Africa (HoA) is the African continent’s easternmost peninsula. The English name for the region derives from the...
Synthia SAINT JAMES (1949- )
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Synthia SAINT JAMES minidoc Born on February 11, 1949 in Los Angeles, California, Synthia SAINT JAMES is a self-taught...
Ibrahim Omer (1978- )
Ibrahim Omer is an Eritrean-born New Zealander politician. He is best known for becoming the first African and second former...
Clarence Holbert (1944-2018)
Clarence Holbert is best known as the chief designer of Eritrea’s currency and the second African American engraver to work...
Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus (1965- )
Dr. Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus is the current Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the first non-physician to...
Nipsey Hussle (1985-2019)
Ermias Joseph “Nipsey Hussle” Asghedom was a Grammy-nominated rapper and songwriter. Nipsey Hussle was born on August 15, 1985 in...
Emperor Menelik II (Sahle Miriam) (1844-1913)
Emperor Menelik II was one of Ethiopia’s greatest leaders, ruling as King and Emperor of Ethiopia from 1889 to 1913....
