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Persons: Africans AlterLinks Topic Index Abdi, Dekha Ibrahim Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Resource Type: Article A global peacemaker from rural Kenya who has engaged in peace work and conflict resolution in many of the world's most divided countries. Her comprehensive methodology combines grassroots activism, soft but uncompromising leadership, and spiritual motivation drawing on the teachings of Islam. (Born 1964). Africa's Pioneering Marxist Political Economist, Samir Amin (1931-2018) Resource Type: Article Published: 2018 A look at the pioneering work of Egyptian-French Marxian economist Samir Amin, who died on August 12, 2018. Aggett, Neil Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article South African physician and labour activist who was tortured and killed by the apartheid 'security forces'. (1953-1982). Amilcar Cabral: Revolutionary Leadership and People's War Resource Type: Book Published: 1983 Cabral, Amílcar (Abel Djassi) Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article African agronomic engineer, writer, Marxist and nationalist guerrilla and politician. (1924-1973). Egziabher, Tewolde Berhan Gebre Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Resource Type: Article Ethiopian advocate for genetic diversity and the rights of farmers and tradiational communities. Equiano, Olaudah Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article African former slave involved in the British movement for the abolition of the slave trade. (1745-1797). Fathy, Hassan Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Resource Type: Article Egyptian architect who pioneered appropriate technology for building in Egypt, especially by working to re-establish the use of mud brick and traditional as opposed to western building designs and lay-outs. (1900-1989). Ki-Zerbo, Joseph Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Resource Type: Article Scholar, activist, and advocate for endogenous development. (1922-2006). Maathai, Wangari Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Winner of the1984 Right Livelihood Award and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. (Born 1940). Maathai, Wangari Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Resource Type: Article Winner of the 1984 Right Livelihood Award and the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize. (Born 1940). Mackandal, François Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Haïtian Maroon resistance leader. (died 1758). Mandela, Nelson Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article Anti-apartheid leader, first black to be elected President of South Africa. (Born 1918). Nyerere, Julius Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article African politician and socialist. (1922-1999). Omido, Phyllis Wikipedia article Resource Type: Article Phyllis Omido is a Kenyan environmental activist. Saro-Wiwa, Ken Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Resource Type: Article Nigerian human rights activist. (1941-1995). Sesana, Roy Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Resource Type: Article A spokesman of the Gana, Gwi and Bakgalagadi "Bushmen." Tutu, Desmond Connexipedia Article Resource Type: Article South African cleric, activist and opponent of apartheid. (Born 1931). Wangari Maathai was not a good woman. Kenya needs more of them. Resource Type: Article Published: 2015 25 September, 2015 marked four years since the passing of Kenyan environmentalist and feminist icon, Wangari Maathai. In Kenya, the celebrations were notably muted as her standing in the country has been ambiguous. Maathai challenged the notion of Kenyan women, who are forced to pretend to be "good" to satisfy societal expectations. Worede, Melaku Connexipedia: Right Livelihood Award Winner Resource Type: Article Ethiopian seed conservationist, winner of the Right Livelihood Award. (Born 1936).

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