Category: DW Originals

Salima Mukansanga etched her name in history as the inaugural female referee in Cameroon’s 33rd Africa Cup of Nations for men.

In 1975, she was a senior lecturer in anatomy, in 1976 she was the head of the department of veterinary anatomy, and in 1977 she was an associate professor. She was the first female to hold any of these posts in Nairobi.

Angie was a Liberian diplomat and lawyer who died on September 9, 2007 (August 24, 1928). She presided over the UN General Assembly as its lone African-woman president.

The women behind the evolution of the craft of filmmaking are as usual not well known and celebrated.

Toyin Ajayi is passionate about making health care easy and accessible to everyone, particularly marginalized groups.

Following Huda’s act of rebellion, many Egyptian women quit donning veils and mantles within a decade, doing so for many years until a retrograde movement took place.

Adejoke Aderonke Tugbiyele is a Queer Nigerian-American artist, architect, educator, and advocate who has won numerous awards.