My name is Ibukun komolafe, a female photographer based in South Carolina in the United States. I started photography about 7 years ago when I used to run my fashion business. As part of my…
Kenya – First Lady Lucy Muthoni Kibaki
Lucy Muthoni Kibaki born January 13, 1936 and died 26 April 2016 was the wife of former Kenyan President Mwai Kibaki and was First Lady of Kenya from 2002 to 2013. Lucy Muthoni was born in 1936. Her parents were Rev.…
Kenya – Judge Martha Koome Becomes First Woman…
President Uhuru Kenyatta has appointed Court of Appeal Judge Martha Koome as the East African country's first woman chief justice and head of the judiciary. The announcement was made Wednesday in a special Gazette Notice…
Ghana – Solace-Rose Quartey The Voice Behind Brands…
Solace-Rose Naa Kwaaley Quartey has over the years been a familiar face and voice on our TV screens and radios. In spite of this, not much is known about the beautiful young woman beyond her…
Sports – Morocco to Host Africa Women Cup…
The 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total Women's Africa Cup of Nations, will be the 12th edition of the Africa Women Cup of Nations (14th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial…
Cameroon – Vera Songwe Executive Secretary of the…
Vera Songwe is an economist and banking executive from Cameroon who has worked for the World Bank since 1998, and in 2015 became Western and Central Africa's regional director for the International Finance Corporation. She is the first woman to head the…
Cameroon – Charlotte Dipanda is an Afropop singer
Charlotte Dipanda is an Afropop singer from Cameroon, who plays mostly acoustic music. Her lyrics are in French, her native language Bakaka, and in Douala. Dipanda made her first record with guitar player Jeannot Hens. It was released in 2002. She was…
Tanzania – First Female President Samia Suluhu Hassan
Samia Suluhu Hassanwas born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. After completing her secondary education in 1977, she was employed by the Ministry of Planning and Development as a clerk. She pursued a number of short-courses on…
Gambia – Fatou Bensouda Prosecutor International Criminal Court
On 12 December 2011, Ms Fatou Bensouda of The Gambia was elected by consensus Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court by the Assembly of States Parties. Ms Bensouda was sworn in on 15 June 2012.…