List of the first women holders of political offices in Africa

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Main article: List of the first women holders of political offices

This is a list of political offices which have been held by a woman, with details of the first woman holder of each office. It is ordered by the countries in Africa and by dates of appointment. Please observe that this list is meant to contain only the first woman to hold of a political office, and not all the female holders of that office.

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By country

Algeria

Antiquity

Republic

Angola

Benin

Botswana

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cameroon

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Comoros

Congo-Brazzaville

Democratic Republic of the Congo

Zaire

Republic

Djibouti

Egypt

Ancient

Republic

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Ethiopia

Gabon

The Gambia

Ghana

Guinea

Guinea-Bissau

Ivory Coast

Kenya

Lesotho

Liberia

National level

Individual ministries

Libya

Madagascar

Malawi

Mali

Mauritania

Mauritius

Morocco

National level

Individual ministries

Mozambique

Namibia

Niger

Nigeria

Anambra State

Rivers State

Rwanda

Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

São Tomé and Príncipe

Senegal

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Somalia

Somaliland

South Africa

Union

Republic

Sudan

Swaziland

Tanzania

Togo

Tunisia

National level

Individual ministries

Uganda

Zambia

Zanzibar

Zimbabwe

National level

Individual ministries

Regional level

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See also

  • List of women heads of state
  • List of women heads of government
  • List of the first LGBT holders of political offices
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