Groups & Organizations in Global African History
British West Indies Regiment
Image courtesy Imperial War Museum (Q1201)
Image courtesy Imperial War Museum (Q1201)
Revolutionary United Front (1991–2002)
The Revolutionary United Front (RUF) was a rebel army that fought in the Sierra Leone Civil War, 1991–2002. The RUF...
Canadian Expeditionary Force No. 2 Construction Battalion (1914-1918)
When the First World War began in 1914, black Canadian men responded to the call to arms. Like other loyal...
Al-Shabaab (2006- )
Al-Shabaab fighters disengage and lay down arms, September 2012 “Image Ownership: AMISOM Public Information” Harakat al-Shabaab al-Mujahideen, more commonly known...
Boko Haram (2002- )
Niger Armed Forces fighting Boko Haram in March 2015 “Image Ownership: Public Domain” Nigerian militant Islamist group Boko Haram...
Jamaica Bobsled Team (1987- )
The Jamaica Bobsled Federation (JBF) was initially created in 1987 by two American businessmen living in Jamaica, George Fitch and...
Ahosi (Amazons) of Dahomey (ca. 1700-1892)
The Ahosi (Amazons) of Dahomey were a military corps of women appointed to serve in battles under the direction of...
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ) (1990- )
Gays and Lesbians of Zimbabwe (GALZ), founded in 1990, is one of the earliest and highly regarded LGBTI (Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-Transgender-Intersex) advocacy...
The Mano River Women’s Peace Network (2001-)
Liberian Women’s Peace Group Image Ownership: Pewee Flomoku The Mano River Women’s Peace Network (MARWOPNET) was one of the first...
The Nigerian Youth Movement (1934-1951)
J.C. Vaughn, Ernest Ikoli, H.O. Davies, and Samuel Akinsanya founded the Nigerian Youth Movement (NYM) in 1934. Although based in...
