African Descent Archives - Page 50 of 74

Monica Dacon

Dame Monica Jessie Dacon has left an indelible mark as a distinguished schoolteacher, educator, and politician in Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.

Aoua Keïta

Aoua Keïta was a Malian midwife, activist, and politician, recognized as a prominent figure in Mali’s struggle for independence, trade unionism, and feminism.

Fátima Langa

Fátima Langa was a Mozambican writer, poet, and journalist renowned for her contributions to literature, particularly in stories and books for young readers.

Hulda Shipanga

Hulda Kamboi Shipanga was a Namibian nurse, midwife, and advisor to the Namibian Ministry of Health.

Rose Ziba Chibambo

Rose Lomathinda Chibambo was a prominent political figure in the British Protectorate of Nyasaland, later Malawi, in the prelude to its independence in 1964 and the subsequent years.

María Nsué Angüe

María Nsué Angüe was a prominent Equatoguinean writer and served as the Minister of Education and Culture.

Eritrean figure writer, activist and nurse whose life and work have been shaped by her involvement in the Eritrean People’s Liberation Front (EPLF) during the war for Eritrean independence from Ethiopia.

Embet Ilen

Embet Ilen was a distinguished figure of high birth and political prominence during the Zemene Mesafint period in what is now Eritrea.

Hilda Bynoe

Dame Hilda Louisa Bynoe was a distinguished and pioneering Caribbean woman whose multifaceted contributions significantly impacted the region’s development.