Maclear's Beacon is a triangulation station used in the calculation of the curvature of the Earth. The beacon is on top of Table Mountain in Cape Town, South Africa. It is situated on the Eastern end on the plateau of the mountain.

Ile Ife is a former Yoruba city in Southwest Nigeria, it is also known as Ife. Ile Ife is said to have been recorded in about 500 B.C. When it was founded, and is Yoruba’s oldest city. IFE became part of Osun State and has an estimated population of 501,000

Queen Amina of Zaria, also known as the warrior queen, was the first woman who ruled an African kingdom for over 30 years in the sixteenth century. She was the first Sarauniya (queen) in the area.

It is explained that Yaa Asantewaa was born in 1840 and passed on in 1921. She was a good farmer and a successful mother. A policymaker, a human rights activist, the Queen and a leader who was very intelligent.

The Cape of Good Hope looking towards the west, from the coastal cliffs above Cape Point, overlooking Dias beach The Cape of Good Hope

At the height of Ancient Egypt, its bustling capital was Thebes, 419 miles south of Cairo where the modern settlement of Luxor now stands.

KaMpande was a commander of Zulu during the Anglo-Zulu War. He is most notable at the Battle of Rorke’s Drift for having commanded the Zulus. Dabulamanzi was a half-brother of Zulu king Cetshwayo kaMpande.

Queen Nzinga Mbande was the ruler of the Mbundu kingdoms of the Ndongo (1583-1663), sometimes referred to as Anna Nzinga, in what is now Angola.

Al Quaraouiyine University, Fez in Morocco West African, is the world’s oldest continuous operating university.

Renaissance Monument in West Africa – Senegal is a colossal structure of bronze at a height of 49 meters which is approximately 160 feet.