Then African Queens: Njinga absolutely needs to ... captivating and fearless 17th century warrior queen of Ndongo and Matamba, in modern-day Angola”, per the official description.

Attendees donned ankara-print clothing, daishikis and other traditional West African-inspired attire as they dined on Black ...

Queen Ana Nzinga was born to Ngola Kiluanji Kia Samba around 1581 in the African Kingdom of Ndongo. She was one of the great women rulers of Africa, famous for fighting against the slave trade and ...

Built in 590 BC, the last capital of the Nubian kingdom of Kush, notably ruled by a series of warrior queens known as the "Kandakas", is now hushed and empty. A sand dune has swallowed the entrance ...

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That's why he fascinates me," he told the BBC. The African warrior and the Japanese warlord had a lot in common. Nobunaga was a great fan of the martial arts and spent a lot of time practising them.

The one-eyed warrior queen Amanirenas is known for waging battles against encroaching Roman rule and eventually, sending envoys to meet Caesar Augustus on the island of Somos to enter a trade ...