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Monarchies in Africa. A map of Africa showing the continent's political systems: three monarchies (in red) and republics (in blue). Monarchy was the prevalent form of government in the history of Africa, where self-governing states, territories, or nations existed in which supreme power resided with an individual who was recognized as the head ...
Subcategories. This category has the following 46 subcategories, out of 46 total. African royal families (17 C, 28 P) Monarchs in Africa (58 C, 42 P)
Dynasties of Morocco (7 C, 4 P) Muhammad Ali dynasty (5 C, 28 P, 1 F) Muradid dynasty (8 P)
Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; Appearance. move to sidebar hide. Help. Pages in category "African noble titles" The following 14 pages are in this ...
A musician in Ghana, dressed in a dashiki. The dashiki is a colorful garment that covers the top half of the body, worn mostly in West Africa. [ 1] It has formal and informal versions and varies from simple draped clothing to fully tailored suits. A common form is a loose-fitting pullover garment, with an ornate V-shaped collar, and tailored ...
In the northern Muslim states, Emir is commonly used in the English language, but names in the local languages include Sarki, Shehu, Mai, Etsu and Lamido. In the Middle Belt of Nigeria, different titles are held. An example is the Aku Uka of the Kwararafa kingdom, traditional ruler of the Jukun, whose seat is in Wukari, Taraba state.
Pan-African colours is a term that may refer to two different sets of colours: Green, yellow and red, the colours of the flag of Ethiopia, have come to represent the pan-Africanist ideology due to the country's history of having avoided being taken over by a colonial power. Numerous African countries have adopted the colours into their national ...
Yorùbá people. Much of the art of the Yoruba, including staffs, court dress, and beadwork for crowns, is associated with the royal courts. The courts also commissioned numerous architectural objects such as veranda posts, gates, and doors that are embellished with carvings. Other Yoruba art is related shrines and masking traditions.