African Famous Names Starting with Letter C

Is an South African model, actress, singer/songwriter.

Is an South African model, actress, singer/songwriter.

Is a former Rwandan politician.He held several portfolios in the MRND government of Juvénal Habyari

Is a former Rwandan politician.He held several portfolios in the MRND government of Juvénal Habyarimana until July 1994. From 1989 to 1992 he was Foreign Minister, and from 9 April to 14 July 1994, during the Rwandan Genocide, he was Minister of Health in the interim government.

Is a Gabonese politician. After serving as Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) fro

Is a Gabonese politician. After serving as Governor of the Bank of Central African States (BEAC) from 1978 to 1990, Oyé-Mba was Prime Minister of Gabon from May 3, 1990 to November 2, 1994. Subsequently he remained in the government as Minister of State f

Is a Mauritian political figure who served as President of Mauritius from 30 June 1992 to 15 Februar

Is a Mauritian political figure who served as President of Mauritius from 30 June 1992 to 15 February 2002 and is the longest serving President of Mauritius, having served for nine years. On 15 February 2002 he resigned from his function, after refusing t

Is a professional boxer.Known as "Mr. Shy Guy",[citation needed] Baloyi turned pro in 1994 and captu

Is a professional boxer.Known as "Mr. Shy Guy",[citation needed] Baloyi turned pro in 1994 and captured the Vacant IBF Super Featherweight Title in 2005 with a TKO over Manuel Medina. He lost the title in his first defense to Gairy St Clair later in the year, but regained the title by defeating compatriot Mzonke Fana on April 12, 2008. His most recent defense in September 2008 was against Javier Osvaldo Alvarez, whom he knocked down three times on the way to a TKO victory.at 12 Aprill 2008, Baloyi lost one of his tittles to Malcolm Klassen where the refree stop the fight at the seventh round after malcolm klassen overpowered Baloyi,after the fight it was reported that Baloyi was cheated by his trainer who was Malcolm klassen's trainer to.and it was allegedly reported that Baloyi has found himself a new trainer.by ish,nhombelani.

Is a Zambian amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight. He went up to flyweight w

Is a Zambian amateur boxer who competed at the 2008 Olympics at flyweight. He went up to flyweight when Kennedy Kanyanta turned pro and won the 2nd AIBA African 2008 Olympic Qualifying Tournament beating fighters like Jackson Chauke thus qualifying for Be

Was a South African politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Wynberg until she resigned from

Was a South African politician. She was the Member of Parliament for Wynberg until she resigned from the United Party in 1974.Taylor was a United MP for Wynberg, 1953-74, Shadow Minister of Education 1971-74 and Shadow Secretary for Coloured Affairs 1972-

Is a South African rock climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker, famous for being the

Is a South African rock climber, mountaineer, author and motivational speaker, famous for being the first woman to reach the summit of Mount Everest from both south (25 May 1996) and north sides (29 May 1999).

Is a Gabonese international football player who currently plays for AC Ajaccio.Catilina Aubameyang w

Is a Gabonese international football player who currently plays for AC Ajaccio.Catilina Aubameyang was born in Gabon although he once was a French U19s. He is the member of the team that finished second in Preliminary round/group stage.

A talented medium-to-fast-medium pace bowler

A talented medium-to-fast-medium pace bowler

Was a South African artist. She was the third child and second girl of the five children of Clement

Was a South African artist. She was the third child and second girl of the five children of Clement Higgs and his wife Florence. In 1912, Higgs's father died at the age of 50. In 1916, Higgs became a boarder a the Wesleyan Girls' High School in Grahamstown. Her oldest brother, Clement jr., was killed in 1916 in World War I. Higgs briefly enrolled in the Grahamstown School of Art in 1918, however in 1920 she sailed to England and stayed abroad for 13 years. She trained in London at the Byam Shaw School of Art, Goldsmiths' College and, from 1926, at the Royal Academy of Arts. Higgs was called back to South Africa, however, due to the illness of her mother which resulted in her death in 1934. Higgs held her first solo exhibition in the Domestic Science hall of Stellenbosch University in 1935,

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder and striker for Premier Soccer League club Moroka Sw

Is a South African football (soccer) midfielder and striker for Premier Soccer League club Moroka Swallows and South Africa.

Was a prominent South African artist.After returning to Johannesburg, Cecil Skotnes studied at the U

Was a prominent South African artist.After returning to Johannesburg, Cecil Skotnes studied at the University of the Witwatersrand completing a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree in 1950. He met Thelma Carter at that time, they were married in 1951, and he returned with her to Europe where they stayed for nine months. Again, Europe was to have a profound influence on him through the experience of the Egyptian, Assyrian and pre-classical Greek art that he saw in places such as the British Museum. It was, however, the colonial collections from Africa that were to have the greater impact. Cecil may well have stayed in Europe were it not for this, but instead he was drawn back to Africa, and like his father many years before him he made South Africa his permanent home.

Is a Cape Verdean international football player currently playing professionally as a striker for FC

Is a Cape Verdean international football player currently playing professionally as a striker for FC Zwolle, on loan from SC Heerenveen. Lopes formerly played for SBV Excelsior, FC Dordrecht, Sparta Rotterdam and FC Volendam. Despite being born in the Net

Was an author, senior horse judge, champion rider and exhibitor and Stud Breeder. She is known for h

Was an author, senior horse judge, champion rider and exhibitor and Stud Breeder. She is known for her contribution to the Riding Horse Industry in South Africa.She lived for 50 years in Middelburg, Eastern Cape, district and town, where she served on the Town Council, the Anglican Church Council, the Midlands’ Farmers’ Association (Honorary Secretary), the Sports Union (Manager) and numerous councils for different horse breeds and national horse judging, and organisations for divisions of the Saddle Horse Industry.

Is a Congolese footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a winger. Mabwati has debuted 2009 by in

Is a Congolese footballer who plays for Atlético Madrid as a winger. Mabwati has debuted 2009 by in the Congo national under-20 football team for a series of trainingscamps and played friendly's in preparation for the qualifiers of the African Cup and Wor

Is a Gabonese footballer currently playing for Sogea FC.A defensive midfielder, he is a regular memb

Is a Gabonese footballer currently playing for Sogea FC.A defensive midfielder, he is a regular member of the national side.

Was the Chief Minister of Lebowa, one of the controversial South African bantustans.Phatudi served a

Was the Chief Minister of Lebowa, one of the controversial South African bantustans.Phatudi served as President of the Federation of Inspectors of Schools in South Africa from 1958 to 1969 before becoming involved in the nascent Lebowa nation building exercise and had risen in prominence to the extent that when Lebowa was granted self-government on October 2, 1972, Phatudi was appointed Minister for Education before his election as Chief Minister on May 8, 1973. Not one for wasting time settling into the role, Phatudi had been Chief Minister for one day when he informed the South African government that if Lebowa was to become self-sufficient then substantial tracts of South Africa, including a number of white towns, would need to be added to Lebowa territory. The statement was not well received in Pretoria, although they did eventually transfer several small tracts of land to Lebowa.

Is a South African basketball player at Clayton State University in the United States and the South

Is a South African basketball player at Clayton State University in the United States and the South Africa national basketball team. He competed with South Africa at the 2009 FIBA Africa Championship.

Is a Cameroonian boxer. Rivan competes in the light welterweight division (64 kg).

Is a Cameroonian boxer. Rivan competes in the light welterweight division (64 kg).

Is a South African cricketer. Keegan played first-class, ListA and Twenty20 cricket as a right-hande

Is a South African cricketer. Keegan played first-class, ListA and Twenty20 cricket as a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast-medium bowler for Middlesex between 2001 and 2007. He created an impression as a penetrative new ball bowler and a hard hit

Is a South African professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer Le

Is a South African professional footballer who currently plays as a goalkeeper for Premier Soccer League side Ajax Cape Town. He has previously played for Leeds United, Millwall and on loan at Basingstoke Town and KilmarnockHe saw no first team action during his first season at Kilmarnock, but made his debut for the club in the 2-0 Scottish Cup win over Airdrie United on 28 January 2008. Harpur also played in a 4-2 loss against Gretna the next month, making his league debut and only appearance in a Kilmarnock shirt in the league.

Is a player from Cameroon who currently plays in the Thai league for Thai Port FC.

Is a player from Cameroon who currently plays in the Thai league for Thai Port FC.

Is a footballer, who plays for Étoile Sportive du Sahel. With effect of July 2010, he signed a cont

Is a footballer, who plays for Étoile Sportive du Sahel. With effect of July 2010, he signed a contract with FC Zürich.

Is a Moroccan footballer, who currently plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.Despite

Is a Moroccan footballer, who currently plays for Neuchâtel Xamax in the Swiss Super League.Despite being born in France, began Chahir his career with Grenoble Foot 38, here was promoted 2005 to the first team. After two years in the Ligue 2 with Grenoble joined to Ukraine top club FC Dynamo Kyiv for 800 000 €uro, here played three games, scores one goal with the first game and walks on loan to RC Strasbourg on 20 June 2008 than left Strasbourg on 1 November and turned back to Ukraine.