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African women who shaped governance

5 women in the archive worked for governance. They came from different countries and different centuries, but each of them saw a wrong that others accepted and set out to change it.

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Three women to meet first

Portrait of Hadiza Bala Usman, Nigeria
Modern · Nigeria · 1976–presentHadiza Bala UsmanNigerian activist and public servant; co-founder of Bring Back Our Girls and former MD of Nigerian Ports Authority.…
Portrait of Kemi Adeosun, NigeriaModern
Kemi AdeosunNigeria · 1967–present
Portrait of Luisa Diogo, MozambiqueModern
Luisa DiogoMozambique · 1958–present
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Portrait of Hadiza Bala Usman
Hadiza Bala Usman Nigeria · 1976–present
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Portrait of Kemi Adeosun
Kemi Adeosun Nigeria · 1967–present
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Portrait of Luisa Diogo
Luisa Diogo Mozambique · 1958–present
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Portrait of Zainab Ahmed
Zainab Ahmed Nigeria · 1960–present
Portrait of Zainab Bangura
Zainab Bangura Sierra Leone · 1959–present
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Women's rights48 women Education32 women Women's leadership31 women Human rights19 women Political leadership17 women Sovereignty & independence17 women Political rights15 women Anti-colonial activism14 women
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