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Amazing African Woman: Yaa Asantewaa, the Queen Who Was Afraid of Nothing!
Yaa Asantewaa was the Queen Mother of Ejisu, in the Asante Kingdom of what is now Ghana. In 1900, she…
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Amazing African Woman: Fatima al-Fihriya, the Woman Who Built a World of Knowledge
Fatima al-Fihriya was born in Kairouan, Tunisia, and later moved to Fez, Morocco. In 859, she founded Al-Qarawiyyin, a centre…
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Amazing African Woman: Miriam Makeba, the Voice That Made the World Dance
Miriam Makeba was a South African singer born in Johannesburg in 1932. Her voice and music soon travelled far beyond…
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Les héroïnes d’Afrique : Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, la femme qui faisait entendre sa voix
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti est née en 1900 à Abeokuta, au Nigeria. Elle devient enseignante et s’engage très tôt pour l’éducation et…
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Amazing African Woman: Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti, the Woman Who Made Her Voice Heard
Funmilayo Ransome-Kuti was born in 1900 in Abeokuta, Nigeria. She became a teacher and soon began working for education and…
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Amazing African Woman: Miriam Tlali, the Writer Who Used Words to Be Free
Miriam Tlali was a South African writer. In 1975, she became the first Black woman in South Africa to publish…
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Amazing African Woman: Queen Nzinga, Angola’s Warrior Queen
Many centuries ago, in what is now Angola, lived a very special queen: Nzinga. She became an important figure in…
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Amazing African Woman: Leymah Gbowee, the Woman Who Chose Peace
Leymah Gbowee was born in Liberia. During the civil war, she first worked with children affected by the conflict. Then,…
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Nature’s Superpowers: The Nile
Imagine a river more than 6,800 kilometres long! The Nile is one of the world’s longest rivers. It flows north…
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Nature’s Superpowers : The Sahara, the World’s Largest Hot Desert
The Sahara is the world’s largest hot desert. It covers about 9 million square kilometres across several North African countries.…
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