Liberian Women Divided Over Nobel Prize

From the Liberian Daily Observer : Leaders of three of Liberia’s foremost women’s peace advocacy groups – the Liberia Women’s Initiative (LW...

President Joyce Banda

From Malawi Today : History-making Joyce Banda , who rose to prominence in Malawi as a champion for women's rights and empowerment, yest...

Notable Ethiopian Women

From Tadias  - an article on women filmmakers from Ethiopia: Documentary filmmaking holds a special place in the history of African women’s ...

Remembering the Women of the ANC

From the Mail & Guardian : As we reflect on 100 years of the ANC, we must also reflect on the years that preceded its formation and hono...

Beauty Beyond Ego

From African Colours : Gallery Watatu presents master photographer Giulio d’Ercole in his lyrical ode to the women of Africa in 'Beauty ...

Nobel Prize Winning Women

From The Nation : History was made yesterday when Liberian and Africa’s first democratically elected female president, Ellen Johnson Sirleaf...

Kenyan Nobel Laureate Dies

From Inside Africa : Kenyan Wangari Maathai, the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize, died Monday after a battle with cance...

Dahomey's Women Warriors

From Past Imperfect : It is noon on a humid Saturday in the fall of 1861, and a missionary by the name of Francesco Borghero has been summon...