Over 300 million girls and women worldwide menstruate every day, yet the topic remains taboo in West Africa. This impacts ...

A renowned feminist, she depicted and celebrated the condition of African women in works such as The ... have been read in schools across West Africa, along with works of other greats like Wole ...

Africa's first elected female president, served two consecutive terms after winning the 2005 and 2011 elections. Sirleaf was also elected Chair of the Economic Community of West African States in ...

from the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo), has been voted in as Namibia's first female president after last week's disputed election. The electoral commission said she had ...