Dambisa Moyo. Isabel Dos Santos. Vera Songwe. Alengot Oromait. Lupita Nyong’o. These women are just some of the offerings from the second largest Continent on earth, Africa. Over the short few decades of post-colonial Africa, women from all reaches of the Continent have become just as highly valued a commodity as the land’s gold, oil and cocoa. Moreover, if we expand our understanding of what it means to ‘be African’ – that is, to trace back ones descendants to the land (though let’s not go too far back) the 54 glorious nations give you Condoleezza Rice, Zadie Smith, Dr Aileen Alleyne, Oprah, Beyoncé. These women are no small gifts. Read more…
