African women leaders

On the 9th of March, 1996, a Mogadishu entrepreneur and peace activist named Elman Ali Ahmed was assassinated for the work he …

Every great city tells a story through its skyline, and across Africa that story is increasingly being written by women. In cranes, …

Every morning, in a house in Lagos, a young girl watched her stepmother sit at a dressing table and become someone slightly …

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

Rehema Butoyi has been officially appointed as the Country Director of Duchess Africa for Rwanda. The announcement, made on December 14, 2024, …

Monica Geingos is a woman who rewrote Namibia’s history, redefined what it means to be a First Lady and continues shaping Africa’s …

In the pantheon of African history, few figures resonate as powerfully as Yaa Asantewaa, an Ashanti queen whose courage and leadership at …