List of African educators, scientists and scholars

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This is a list of African scholars who were born or active on the African continent.

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North Africa

Egypt

Carthage

Tunisia

Other

Algeria

Morocco

Sudanese

East Africa

Ethiopian

Somali

Eritrean

Kenyan

Ugandan

Tanzanian

West Africa

Cameroonian

Congo

Gambian

Ghanaian

Malian

Sierra Leonean

Nigerian

Senegalese

Southern Africa

South African

Tanzanian

Zambian

African diaspora

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