5 notable traditional African leaders who stood their grounds against colonialists [2]

Nehanda Nyakasikana (left) and Sekuru Kaguvi (right), after their 1897 capture

Nehanda Nyakasikana

A spiritual leader of the Shona people of Zimbabwe, Nehanda inspired her people to rebel against the British South Africa Company’s colonization of Mashonaland and Matabeleland (both are regions in Zimbabwe). She was captured by the British together with her ally Kaguvi, who was likewise a Shona anti-colonial leader and executed.