Search results

Pope Abraham of Alexandria was the 62nd Pope of Alexandria and Patriarch of the See of St. Mark. He is considered a saint by the Coptic Orthodox Church...

Esna (Arabic: إسنا  IPA: [ˈʔesnæ], Ancient Egyptian: jwny.t or tꜣ-snt; Coptic: ⲥⲛⲏ or ⲉⲥⲛⲏ Snē from tꜣ-snt; Koinē Greek: Λατόπολις Latópolis or πόλις Λάτων...

An attempted coup d'état occurred in Cameroon in 1984, when presidential palace guards unsuccessfully tried to overthrow President Paul Biya. The fighting...

Marabastad (also called Asiatic Bazaar or Location) is a business area to the west of the city centre of Pretoria, South Africa. The original Maraba Village...

The South African national Australian rules football team, nicknamed the Lions, represent South Africa in the sport of Australian rules football. The senior...

ʿAbd (Arabic: عبد) is an Arabic word meaning one who is subordinated as a slave or a servant, and it means also to worship. The word can also be transliterated...

Mayfield is an area south of Braemar in Umzinto, South Africa, surrounded by Mbungulu, Braemar, and Mkhunya/Dumisa. It is located under Ugu District Municipality...

The Beit al-Hikma Foundation (shortened to Beit al-Hikma) or Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters and Arts is a scholarly national academy based in Tunis...

Three Rivers Proper is a suburb of Vereeniging, Gauteng, South Africa. The suburb is bordered by Three Rivers East to the east and Three Rivers North to...

Hi-5 is a boy band from Pretoria, South Africa singing mainly in Afrikaans language. It was formed in 2003 and took part in the Crescendo annual music...

The Constitution of the Arab Republic of Egypt was the former constitution of Egypt. It was adopted on 11 September 1971 through a public referendum. It...

Johanna Ellaphie Ward-Hilhorst (10 July 1920 Pretoria – 30 June 1994 Cape Town) was a South African botanical artist. She received her early education...

The Lagos Countdown, renamed One Lagos Fiesta in 2015 and now Greater Lagos Fiesta, is an annual New Year's Eve event at the Bar Beach in Lagos. The event...

Unadu is a community in Igbo Eze South Local Government Area of Enugu State, Nigeria. It lies North West of Nsukka. Boundaries are formed by (Akpanya)...

Rising From Ashes is a 2012 independent documentary film about the development of a national cycling team in Rwanda, a country still affected by 1994 Rwandan...

The Gadar Tamburawa River is a river in Nigeria, just south of Kano. Gada means bridge in Hausa language. Tamburawa is a town located a mile and a half...

Rick Lomba (1950–1994) was a South African documentary filmmaker, environmentalist and Carte Blanche cameraman. He was also a lobbyist at the European...

City Centre Alexandria is a shopping mall located in Alexandria, Egypt, where it opened on 23 January 2003. It was developed and is managed by Majid Al...

Habiba Ahmed Abd Elaziz Ramadan (November 22, 1986 – August 14, 2013) was an Egyptian journalist and activist who was killed on August 14, 2013 at the...

Jazz Mama is a documentary film. Jazz Mama is both a film and a movement inspired by the uncompromising strength and dignity of Congolese women despite...