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Namibia elected its first female leader as Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah was declared the winner Tuesday of a presidential election last week that was tarnished by technical glitches that caused a three-day extension to allow votes…

Namibia's Vice President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah could become the country’s first female president if she wins the presidential election on Wednesday. At least 1.4 million people, or about half of the population, have registered to vote…

Police in Uganda detained 11 female members of parliament on Thursday who they accused of staging of an unlawful protest, with some of the lawmakers sustaining injuries during their arrest. The lawmakers were detained just outside the…

Cheered on by family, driver Fatumata Bah raised her arms in triumph after winning an amateur motor drag race in Dakar that saw four men and four women competing for first place. Pairs of drivers in small Peugeot hatchbacks had raced to…

Tanzanian President, Samia Suluhu Hassan is seeking more security cooperation and trade with South Africa. Hassan, Tanzania's first female leader, met South African President Cyril Ramaphosa in the capital Pretoria on Thursday where her…

Kenyan founder of Mukuru clean cooking stove Charlot Magayi, was awarded $1.2 million Earth shot Prize by British Prince William. Mukuru Clean Stoves aims to bring cleaner-burning stoves to women in Kenya and Africa as a whole.…

Namibian Deputy Prime Minister Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah is an inch closer to becoming the south-western country's first female president. Namibia’s ruling party on Monday elected Nandi-Ndaitwah as its vice president, making her the…

Egyptian female judge, Radwa Helmi, was appointed for the State Council, a top court in Egypt. The appointment follows a decision by president Abdel Fatah Al-Sisi last year to allow women to join the council, one of Egypt's main judicial…

These young people have gathered in the collective "Goma Slam Session", met for 4 days at the French Institute of Goma to learn writing techniques and public speaking. Through this "slam au Féminin" initiative, the collective wants to…

A graduate of Computer Science from Lagos State University (LASU). Hannah Olaniyan. Olaniya had nursed a keen interest in farming, it was not out of place for her love for agriculture to grow stronger as she was rounding off her studies.…