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The story of one of Ethiopia’s most influential technologists begins, improbably, with a birthday she almost didn’t get to celebrate. At nine …

Long before Asisat Oshoala became the most decorated player in African women’s football history, she was a child running from her own …

There are moments that reveal more than years of speeches ever could. For Vanessa Nakate, one of those moments came in January …

There is a question hiding in plain sight across much of Africa. Walk through shopping malls, browse online stores, or step into …

This week, Duchess International Magazine recognizes Professor Bosede Bukola Afolabi as our Magnificent Woman of the Week, for her decades-long dedication to …

There are few titles in international diplomacy that carry more quiet weight than Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations, the second-highest office …

In 2002, Ethiopia faced a contradiction that seemed impossible to explain. Farmers in some regions struggled to sell their grain even as …

What if the biggest obstacle standing between people and their dreams is not talent, opportunity, or resources, but timing? More specifically, the …

In early 2008, Kenya was grappling with the aftermath of a disputed presidential election. Violence had erupted across parts of the country, …

Before the Oscar, before the red carpets, before Black Panther and Star Wars turned her into one of the most recognizable faces …

Before Wangari Maathai became the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize, she was listening to Kenyan women talk about …

For more than three decades, Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde has remained at the centre of African entertainment, helping shape Nollywood’s rise, influence global perceptions …

Before Joyce Banda entered the highest office in Malawi, she had already spent years working in spaces where leadership was less about …

Some careers are built by going deeper into one field. Others become remarkable because of how far they are willing to travel. …

When a medical emergency occurs, minutes can mean the difference between life and death. Yet across much of Africa, access to emergency …

Aviation has never been an industry that hands out entry easily, let alone to women. Globally, women make up only around five …

Success has a way of making careers look simpler than they were. From the outside, the journey often appears to be a …

Before she ever touches the ball, you already know her. The bright blue hair catches the floodlights before her first sprint does, …

There is a particular kind of leader who does not simply run an organisation but becomes inseparable from its identity. Frehiwot Tamiru …

There is a version of you that exists only in other people’s eyes: the one with the promotion, the growing business, the …

There is a particular kind of courage it takes to walk away from power once you have already held it. Ada Osakwe …

For Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah, the road to Namibia’s State House did not begin with an election campaign. It began when she was 14 …

There is a temptation to measure Mary Vilakazi’s rise by the milestone. On 1 April 2024, she became Group CEO of FirstRand, …