Africa
- Ashanti Confederacy - Kwaku Dua I Panyin, Asantehene (1834–1867)
- Buganda - Mutesa I, King of Buganda (1856–1884)
- Bunyoro - Kyebambe IV, Omukama of Bunyoro (1852–1869)
- Burundi - Mwezi IV Gisabo, King of Burundi (1852–1908)
- Dahomey - Glele, King of Dahomey (1856–1889)
- Dosso - Zarmakoy Kassam, King of Dosso (1856–1865)
- Ethiopia - Tewodros II, Emperor of Ethiopia (1855–1868)
- Jimma - Abba Rebu, King (1855–1859)
- Liberia - Stephen Allen Benson, President of Liberia (1856–1864)
- Rwanda - Kigeli IV, King of Rwanda (1853–1895)
- Sokoto Caliphate
- Caliph - Ali bin Bello I, Sokoto Caliph (1842–1859)
- Grand Vizier - Abd al-Qadir, Sokoto Grand Vizier (1842–1859)
- Zanzibar - Sayyid Majid bin Said Al-Busaid, Sultan of Zanzibar (1856–1870)
- Zulu - Mpande kaSenzangakhona, King of the Zulu (1840–1872)
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“In Africa, there is much confusion.... Before, there was no radio, or other forms of communication.... Now, in Africa ... the government talks, people talk, the police talk, the people don’t know anymore. They aren’t free.”
—Youssou N’Dour (b. 1959)
“America is not civil, whilst Africa is barbarous.”
—Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803–1882)
“I who have cursed
The drunken officer of British rule, how choose
Between this Africa and the English tongue I love?
Betray them both, or give back what they give?
How can I face such slaughter and be cool?
How can I turn from Africa and live?”
—Derek Walcott (b. 1930)
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