Bartholomeu Dias was a Portuguese explorer who was the first European to reach the Cape of Good Hope in 1488.

David Livingstone was a Scottish explorer who is known as the "Father of African Exploration" for his extensive travels and discoveries in Africa in the 19th century.

Ibn Battuta was a Moroccan explorer who was the first to cross the Sahara Desert in the 14th century.

John Hanning Speke was a British explorer who discovered the source of the Nile River in 1862.

Hans Meyer was a German explorer who was the first to reach the summit of Mount Kilimanjaro in 1889.

Henry Morton Stanley was a Welsh-American explorer who was the first to cross the Congo River in 1877.

David Livingstone was a Scottish explorer who was the first to reach the Victoria Falls in 1855.

René Caillié was a French explorer who was the first to reach Timbuktu in 1828.

Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer who was the first to reach the source of the Niger River in 1805.

David Livingstone was a Scottish explorer who was the first to reach the source of the Zambezi River in 1855.

Robert Moffat was a Scottish missionary who was the first to reach the source of the Orange River in 1820.

David Livingstone was a Scottish explorer who was the first to reach the source of the Limpopo River in 1852.

René Caillié was a French explorer who was the first to reach the source of the Senegal River in 1828.

Mungo Park was a Scottish explorer who was the first to reach the source of the Volta River in 1805.

Heinrich Barth was a German explorer who was the first to reach the source of the Benue River in 1851.