A cultural hero and holds near mythic status among the Merina people, and is considered one of the greatest military and political leaders in the history of
Garoonka Muqdisho – The symbol of peace and sport in Mogadishu
The facility was constructed in 1977 during the Siad Barre administration. Following the start of the civil war in the early 1990s, the stadium was used as
By memolands
Africa/East Africa/Museums and Archaeological sites/Ngorongoro Conservation Area/Tanzania
Olduvai Gorge Museum – The history of millions of years in Ngorongoro
The museum exhibits a focus on paleoanthropological research and artifacts coming mainly in and around Olduvai Gorge in the Ngorongoro Conservation Area, such as various artifacts, humanoid
Lucy Australopithecus – The extinct specie of australopithecine is being exhibited in Addis Ababa
A 3.2 million-year old fossil skeleton of a human ancestor, was discovered in 1974 in Hadar, a site in the Awash Valley in Ethiopia, by paleoanthropologist Donald
Fort Jesus – The first European-style fort constructed outside of Europe in Mombasa
The fort, built by the Portuguese in 1593-1596 to the designs of Giovanni Battista Cairati to protect the port of Mombasa. It was the only fort maintained
Namirembe Cathedral – The Saint Paul’s Cathedral in Kampala
The provincial cathedral of the Church of Uganda and the diocesan cathedral for Namirembe Diocese, the first diocese to be founded in the Church of Uganda province,
Bete Giyorgis – The Church of Saint George in Lalibela
One of eleven rock-hewn monolithic churches in the Amhara Region of Ethiopia. Originally named Roha, the historical and religious site was named Lalibela after the King Gebre
Tom Mboya – The “Man Kenya” murdered in Nairobi
In the summer of 1969, Kenya lost in a tragic and violent way one of the most fervent and young political minds in the country, a symbol
Ilaria and Miran – Organized crime kills journalist and camera operator in Mogadishu
While pursuing a story in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1994, the Italian investigative reporter for RAI, Ilaria Alpi, and her cameraman Miran Hrovatin were brutally murdered. She was researching
Kasubi Tombs – The burial grounds of the kings of Buganda in Kampala
Buganda has a long and extensive history. Unified in the 13th century under the first king Kato Kintu, the founder of Buganda’s Kintu Dynasty, Buganda grew to
