African Famous Names Starting with Letter R

Is one of the best known figures of Jewish liturgic poetry in Morocco and his piyyutim were spread a

Is one of the best known figures of Jewish liturgic poetry in Morocco and his piyyutim were spread around the Sephardic world.Hassine was born in Morocco (Meknès) and was a rabbi. He is considered to be one of the greatest Jewish Moroccan poets. He is the author of Tehila ledavid ("hymn to David"), a collection of liturgic poems and elegies which have inspired many Moroccan singers, and of Mekoman chel zebahim ("place of sacrifices"), a versification of the slaughter rituals practiced in the ancient Temple in Jerusalem.

Is a Libyan football defender currently playing for Rafik

Is a Libyan football defender currently playing for Rafik

Is a Beninese football player who, as of 2008 was playing for Wikki Tourists.He was part of the Beni

Is a Beninese football player who, as of 2008 was playing for Wikki Tourists.He was part of the Beninese 2004 African Nations Cup team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to qualify for the next round.

A writer and a Whitbread First Novel Award nominee (2005). She is a graduate of the Certificate in N

A writer and a Whitbread First Novel Award nominee (2005). She is a graduate of the Certificate in Novel Writing course, run by the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning at City University, London. Zadok was born in South Africa in 1972 to a South

Is a Beninese international footballer who plays for SC. Unitas'30 Etten-Leur in the Dutch First Cla

Is a Beninese international footballer who plays for SC. Unitas'30 Etten-Leur in the Dutch First Class C from the KNVB district Zuid 1. The Young French-based midfielder was on the books of Stade Rennais F.C., but has never played a senior match. He earne

Is a Moroccan football player.He played for the Morocco national football team and was a participant

Is a Moroccan football player.He played for the Morocco national football team and was a participant at the 1992 Summer Olympics, 1994 FIFA World Cup and at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Is a Belgian-born Moroccan footballer, who plays for Racing FC Union Luxembourg.Belabed signed for S

Is a Belgian-born Moroccan footballer, who plays for Racing FC Union Luxembourg.Belabed signed for Scottish Premier League club Aberdeen in 1999 for a fee of £100,000. He made 40 appearances in the Scottish Premier League before leaving the club when his contract expired in 2002.

Is a football player from Morocco. The central midfielder currently plays for K.V. Red Star Waasland

Is a football player from Morocco. The central midfielder currently plays for K.V. Red Star Waasland in Belgium.

Is a retired Moroccan football player.He played for several clubs, including Wydad Casablanca, spani

Is a retired Moroccan football player.He played for several clubs, including Wydad Casablanca, spanish 2nd Division Xerez CD, AlWasl Club and Al Ain FC in the United Arab Emirates.

Is a Moroccan middle distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics over 1500

Is a Moroccan middle distance runner who won the silver medal at the 1992 Summer Olympics over 1500 metres. This achievement came as a great surprise as a El Basir had not qualified for the final at the World Championships the previous year and was generally considered as an outsider.

Is a Moroccan long-distance runner.He finished thirteenth in the marathon race at the 2003 World Cha

Is a Moroccan long-distance runner.He finished thirteenth in the marathon race at the 2003 World Championships in a personal best time of 2:10:56 hours. He also competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics, but did not finish.

Is a Moroccan writer.He was born in Rabat; after studying in Morocco, he went to live in France. He

Is a Moroccan writer.He was born in Rabat; after studying in Morocco, he went to live in France. He writes mainly about the equilibrium between the Muslim world and homosexuality. His work Chocolat chaud, is "auto-fiction" about a Moroccan man exploring his sexual identity in France.

Is a Tunisian footballer who joined Football League One club Southampton in September 2009. He plays

Is a Tunisian footballer who joined Football League One club Southampton in September 2009. He plays as a centre back. Jaïdi signed for Bolton Wanderers on a free transfer in July 2004 from Espérance Sportive de Tunis, who won the Tunisian league title the previous season. He was the first Tunisian player to join an English Premier League club. Jaïdi made a lasting first impression with Bolton coach Sam Allardyce, who has consistently hailed him as a supreme header of the ball. He captained the Tunisian national team in the 2008 African Cup of Nations, where they went out in the quarter finals to Cameroon.

Is a former Tunisian football player who was in the Tunisia national football team squad for the 199

Is a former Tunisian football player who was in the Tunisia national football team squad for the 1998 FIFA World Cup. At that time, he was playing for Étoile Sahel. Salhi played as a goalkeeper for Etoile Sahel.

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Al-Nasr SC in the United Arab Emirates Basketb

Is a Tunisian basketball player currently playing for Al-Nasr SC in the United Arab Emirates Basketball League. Slimane has played for several teams in his ten-year basketball career, including stops in Portugal, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, an

Is a journalist and human rights activist whose reports on the diamond industry and government corru

Is a journalist and human rights activist whose reports on the diamond industry and government corruption have earned him international acclaim. He is affiliated with the Open Society Institute.[

Is a Moroccan football player who, as of 2007 was playing for Wydad Casablanca.His former clubs are

Is a Moroccan football player who, as of 2007 was playing for Wydad Casablanca.His former clubs are Olympique Khouribga and AS Salé.

Is a Burkinabé footballer who currently plays for Dutch Jupiler League club FC Emmen. Ouédraogo, w

Is a Burkinabé footballer who currently plays for Dutch Jupiler League club FC Emmen. Ouédraogo, whose preferred position on the field is defender, joined FC Twente at the age of 16. He played for Twente until 2007. In between, in 2000/2001 he played one season at FC Zwolle, on loan. Ouédraogo was a member of the Burkinabé 2004 African Cup of Nations team, who finished bottom of their group in the first round of competition, thus failing to secure qualification for the quarter-finals.

An Zambian professional footballer who currently plays for Sporting Braga of the Portuguese Liga. Ka

An Zambian professional footballer who currently plays for Sporting Braga of the Portuguese Liga. Kalaba signed a five-year contact with Sporting Braga in April 2008.

Is a British-born American academic, journalist, activist and writer[1] who has lived and worked in

Is a British-born American academic, journalist, activist and writer[1] who has lived and worked in Zimbabwe, South Africa and the United States for extended periods. He is best known for his 2008 book, Stuffed and Starved: The Hidden Battle for the World Food System.[2] His most recent book is The Value of Nothing[3] which is The New York Times best-seller.[1]Patel was one of many organizers in the 1999 protests in downtown Seattle, WA, and has organized in support of Food sovereignty.[9] More recently he has lived and worked extensively in Zimbabwe and in South Africa. He was refused a visa extension by the Mugabe regime for his political involvement with the pro-democracy movement. He is associated through his work on food with the Via Campesina movement, and through his work on urban poverty and resistance with Abahlali baseMjondolo and the Landless Peoples Movement

Is a Moroccan writer. Benchemsi studied literature in Paris and wrote her thesis on Maurice Blanchot

Is a Moroccan writer. Benchemsi studied literature in Paris and wrote her thesis on Maurice Blanchot.She has published collections of poetry in Morocco and in France Fracture du désir, a collection of articles published by Actes Sud in 1998. In 2006, she wrote 'Houda et Taqi'. Rajae Benchemsi is also the host of a Moroccan television program on books.

Is the current Minister of Tertiary education and research of Mauritius.

Is the current Minister of Tertiary education and research of Mauritius.

Is a football referee from Mauritius. He started his career in 1996 and reached the first grade for

Is a football referee from Mauritius. He started his career in 1996 and reached the first grade for referees in 2001. He has also taken charge of matches for the African Federation and since 2003 he has been an international judge. In 2010 he was elected

Is a former Kenyan cricketer who represented East Africa in one first-class match and three One-Day

Is a former Kenyan cricketer who represented East Africa in one first-class match and three One-Day Internationals in the 1975 World Cup. He was in the combined East African team for every match the team played in the World Cup. Sethi was primarily select

Is a retired Tunisian football defender. He was a member of the Tunisian national team at the 2002 F

Is a retired Tunisian football defender. He was a member of the Tunisian national team at the 2002 FIFA World Cup, scoring Tunisia's goal in the 1-1 match against Belgium.