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Mother Theresa

Mother Mary Teresa Bojaxhiu, honoured in the Catholic Church as Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Roman Catholic nun and missionary. She was born in Skopje, then part of the Kosovo Vilayet of the Ottoman Empire.

Victoire Tomegah Dogbé

Victoire Tomegah Dogbé (born 1959) is a Togolese politician and the first woman to serve as Prime Minister of Togo, a position she has held since September 2020. With a background in economics and management, she previously served as the Minister of Grassroots Development, Youth, and Youth Employment.

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf (born 1938) is a Liberian politician, economist, and the first female elected head of state in Africa, serving as President of Liberia from 2006 to 2018. Known as the “Iron Lady,” she played a pivotal role in rebuilding Liberia after its devastating civil war. Sirleaf focused on promoting economic development, women’s rights, and anti-corruption reforms. She was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2011 for her efforts to empower women and promote peace.

Dr. Ngozi head of WTO

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is a Nigerian-American economist and international development expert who has served since March 2021 as Director-General of the

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Jamila Abass

She is a Kenyan computer scientist, software engineer developer and the CEO
of M- Farm, which is a Kenyan mobile software company that supports farmers with market
information and contacts potential customers via SMS messaging.

Ethel Delalie Cofie

Is a Ghanaian IT professional, entrepreneur and consultant who is the founding
officer of Edel Technology consulting West Africa and Europe and of Women in Tech Africa.

Dr. Kizzmekia “Kizzy” Shanta Corbett

She is an American Viral Immunologist at the Vaccine
Research Center (VRC) at the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, National Institutes of
Health (NIAID NIH). She is the Scientific lead at the VRC and was part of the NIH’s team who
developed the Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine.

Dr. Ozak Obazi Oluwaseyi Esu

She is a Nigerian Electrical Engineer and in 2019 joined Building
Research Establishment (BRE) as the Head Technical lead at the BRE Centre for Smart Homes and
Buildings (CSHB) in the UK.

Candide Bamezon-Leguede

She is a Togolese with extensive years of experience and runs her own
company ARCANDIA Immobillier et Services which works in the interior design and property markets.
This led her to create INNOV’UP, an entrepreneurial center for businesswomen in Togo and the first to
create an incubator for women owned/led startups in West Africa. Quidem, provident.

Dr. Francisca Nneka Okeke

She is a Nigerian Professor of Physics at the University of Nigeria and
the first female to head the University’s department’s faculty of physical sciences.

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Joyce Banda

Joyce Hilda Banda is a Malawian politician who was the President of Malawi from 7 April 2012 to 31 May 2014. She is the founder and leader of the People’s Party, created in 2011.

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Yaa Asantewaa

Yaa Asantewaa was the queen mother of Ejisu in the Ashanti Empire – now part of modern-day Ghana – appointed by her brother Nana Akwasi Afrane Opese, the Edwesuhene, or ruler, of Edwesu

Wangari Mathai - Kenya

Wangarĩ Muta Maathai was a Kenyan social, environmental, and political activist and the first African woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.

Miriam Makeba

Zenzile Miriam Makeba, nicknamed Mama Africa, was a South African singer, songwriter, actress, United Nations goodwill ambassador, and civil rights activist. Associated with musical genres including Afropop, jazz, and world music, she was an advocate against apartheid and white-minority government in South Africa

Mariama Ba

Mariama Bâ was a Senegalese author and feminist, whose French-language novels were both translated into more than a dozen languages. Born in Dakar, she was raised a Muslim. Her frustration with the fate of African women is expressed in her first novel, Une si longue lettre.

Mariam Sankara – Burkina Faso

Mariam Sankara is the widow of Thomas Sankara, the President of Burkina Faso (previously named Upper Volta) from 4 August 1983 until his assassination on…

Awa Keita – Mali

Aoua Kéita was a Malian independence activist, politician and writer.

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Breonna Taylor

She was an American Emergency Medical Technician who worked for the University
of Louisville Health. She was fatally shot by Louisville police officers on March 13, 2020 and recently
marked the one-year anniversary of her death. She has received an Honorary Nursing Degree from GOD
and May She Forever R.I.P. #JusticeBronnaTaylor #SayHerName

Mary Jackson

She was an American and NASA’s first black female engineer and helped to develop the
Space Program.

Graca Michel

Machel is an international advocate for women’s and children’s rights and was made an honorary British Dame by Queen Elizabeth II in 1997 for her humanitarian

Winnie Mandela

Winnie Madikizela-Mandela OLS MP, also known as Winnie Mandela, was a South African anti-apartheid activist and politician, and the second wife of Nelson Mandela. She served as a Member of Parliament from 1994 to 2003, and from 2009 until her death, and was a deputy minister of arts and culture from 1994 to 1996.

Jihan Sadat

Jehan Sadat (1933–2021) was an Egyptian human rights advocate, educator, and the wife of former Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. She played a significant role in advancing women’s rights in Egypt, advocating for education and equality. Jehan introduced legal reforms, including the landmark “Jehan’s Laws,” which granted women greater rights in marriage and divorce. She was also deeply involved in charitable work and authored books about her life and experiences, including A Woman of Egypt. After her husband’s assassination in 1981, she continued her advocacy and academic work, becoming a respected voice for peace and gender equality globally.

Djamila Bouhired

Djamila Bouhired is an Algerian militant. Bouhired is a nationalist who opposed the French colonial rule of Algeria. She was raised in a middle-class family by a Tunisian mother and an Algerian father, having attended a French school in Algeria

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Sayyida Al Hurra – Egypt

A Moroccan of Andalusian origin, Sayyida al-Hurra belonged to a family of Andalusian nobles who fled to north Africa after the fall of Grenada in 1492. Marrying Sultan al-Mandri, they embarked on war against the Portuguese and she ascended to power while managing her husband’s affairs.

Anne Chisa

The Root of the Science Podcasts airs every Monday. Hosted by Anne Chisa aka Anne with an E. This show has interviews with guests involved in Science,

Amanda Obidike

Amanda Obidike · Global 20 Goldman Sachs Fellowship Winner | Strategy Lead, STEMi Makers Africa | 2021 Global Achiever, TechWomem100, UK.