New online series to begin tomorrow on BBC News Africa

 Beginning tomorrow July 11, there will be a new shareable online series on African women who have made the most impact in history. The series titled “African Women who changed the world” will feature the stories of remarkable African women. Who are the African women to be featured? They are the Ghanaian ‘Warrior Queen’ who […]

 Beginning tomorrow July 11, there will be a new shareable online series on African women who have made the most impact in history. The series titled “African Women who changed the world” will feature the stories of remarkable African women.

Who are the African women to be featured? They are the Ghanaian ‘Warrior Queen’ who led an army of thousands against the British colonial forces, the Egyptian woman who started the Egypt Feminist Union and campaigned against child marriage, Queen Amina – a Hausa warrior queen of Zazzau  and the Dahomey Mothers – an all-female military regiment of the Kingdom of Dahomey in present-day Benin.

Stories will be available to watch weekly on BBCAfrica.com and BBC News Africa social media.