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Traditional aristocrat, banker, and federal minister of commerce for Nigeria, Chief Bola Kuforiji-Olubi. She held the position of Otunba Ayora of Ijebu-Ode …

Yewande Omotoso is a Nigerian-born novelist, architect, and designer currently residing in South Africa. She was born in Barbados and raised there. …

Yewande Zaccheaus is the founder and CEO of Eventful, a well-known firm in Lagos that specializes in event planning, venue management, and …

Khaira Arby was a Malian singer, widely known as The Nightingale of Timbuktu. Daughter of a Tuareg father and a Songhai woman, …

Political figure from Kenya, Martha Karua. She is a former, long-serving representative for Kenya’s Gichugu Constituency and a High Court advocate. Prior …

The Rwandan politician and women’s rights advocate Judith Kanakuze is best known for having helped pass laws prohibiting gender-based violence, including the …

Ivorian hurdler Karel Elodie Ziketh competes internationally. She holds a dual citizenship of Ivory Coast and France She relocated to the US …

Njoki Susanna Ndung’u is from Kenya. She is a lawyer and a judge of the Kenyan Supreme Court. She has a Bachelor …

At the University of Manchester in England, Mona Baker is a professor of translation studies and the director of the Centre for …

Nigerian-British author, feminist, and academic Amina Mama. Post-colonial, militarist, and gender issues have been her main areas of interest. She has forged …

Airline captain Irene Koki Mutungi, also known as Koki Mutungi, is a licensed pilot in Kenya. She is the first female Boeing …

In the wake of the Bring Back Our Girls campaign, which resulted in negotiations with Boko Haram that led to the release …

First female neurosurgeon in Rwanda, Dr. Claire Karekezi. She is a consultant in neurosurgery at the Rwanda Military Hospital in Kigali, Rwanda. …

Jingles! Jingles!!The long wait is over! It is thrilling and exciting to announce the publish and public availability of the new and …

Dr. Catherine Nakalembe, a Ugandan researcher, was honored for her work in collecting data utilizing satellite technology to assist smallholder farmers in …

Fatou Bensouda, the daughter of a government servant and a housewife, was raised in Banjul, the capital of the Gambia, a city …

Christine Chama is a social worker, development expert, and champion for people with disabilities. Christine Chama was sworn in as the Republic …

Prior to her funeral at Westminster Abbey on September 19, the Queen will lay in state for four days. During that period, …

Elizabeth II, in full Elizabeth Alexandra Mary, officially Elizabeth II, by the Grace of God, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain …

Prof. Mamokgethi Phakeng, vice chancellor of the University of Cape Town in South Africa, has received the first Africa Education Medal in …

Mercia Viriato Lica, a lawyer and disability advocate, is the youngest elected MP in Mozambique. 2019 saw Hon. Lica graduated with a …

Businesswoman, socialite, and traditional aristocrat Chief Abiola Dosunmu hails from Nigeria. She was the Erelu Kuti IV of Lagos, among many other …

Tyler Perry is an American actor, director and producer. The styles of Perry’s films range from conventional methods of filmmaking to video …