Zeinab Badawi

examples of strong female leadership, such as Queen Njinga of the Ndongo Kingdom, which was a vassal state of the Kingdom of Congo. So she was born in 1563 and died in 1663. She was a remarkable woman who fought the Portuguese. I like her story because it shows how once the Europeans started encroaching on African land, they didn't just take it lying down, they resisted. Queen Njinga

examples of strong female leadership, such as Queen Njinga of the Ndongo Kingdom, which was a vassal state of the Kingdom of Congo. So she was born in 1563 and died in 1663. She was a remarkable woman who fought the Portuguese. I like her story because it shows how once the Europeans started encroaching on African land, they didn't just take it lying down, they resisted. Queen Njinga

After her brother died and killed himself, she maneuvered herself into position of becoming the ruling queen. She was always marked out for greatness by her father, the king at the time, who thought she was the most able of his children, and he would take her to councils with him. She was also very effective at wielding the fighting axe.

After her brother died and killed himself, she maneuvered herself into position of becoming the ruling queen. She was always marked out for greatness by her father, the king at the time, who thought she was the most able of his children, and he would take her to councils with him. She was also very effective at wielding the fighting axe.

After her brother died and killed himself, she maneuvered herself into position of becoming the ruling queen. She was always marked out for greatness by her father, the king at the time, who thought she was the most able of his children, and he would take her to councils with him. She was also very effective at wielding the fighting axe.

When her brother, the king, became king, he asked her to go to meet the governor of Luanda, which is, of course, the modern-day capital of Angola. And their kingdom was about 250 miles away. And he said, go and tell the governor of Luanda, who was Portuguese, to stop taking our people as slaves. And so she went dressed in her finery and went with this huge entourage.

When her brother, the king, became king, he asked her to go to meet the governor of Luanda, which is, of course, the modern-day capital of Angola. And their kingdom was about 250 miles away. And he said, go and tell the governor of Luanda, who was Portuguese, to stop taking our people as slaves. And so she went dressed in her finery and went with this huge entourage.

When her brother, the king, became king, he asked her to go to meet the governor of Luanda, which is, of course, the modern-day capital of Angola. And their kingdom was about 250 miles away. And he said, go and tell the governor of Luanda, who was Portuguese, to stop taking our people as slaves. And so she went dressed in her finery and went with this huge entourage.

And when she arrived, the governor Luanda, sitting on this beautiful... chair covered in velvet embossed in gold, told her to sit on a rug on the floor to show her subordinate status. She refused and chose her tallest female attendant, told her to go on all fours and sat on her to negotiate with the governor of Luanda. You know, a marvellous story.

And when she arrived, the governor Luanda, sitting on this beautiful... chair covered in velvet embossed in gold, told her to sit on a rug on the floor to show her subordinate status. She refused and chose her tallest female attendant, told her to go on all fours and sat on her to negotiate with the governor of Luanda. You know, a marvellous story.

And when she arrived, the governor Luanda, sitting on this beautiful... chair covered in velvet embossed in gold, told her to sit on a rug on the floor to show her subordinate status. She refused and chose her tallest female attendant, told her to go on all fours and sat on her to negotiate with the governor of Luanda. You know, a marvellous story.

She outwitted the Portuguese, you know, at every turn for the best part of a quarter of a century and died, you know, in her 80s with her crown on her head. She died peacefully. You know, Yaa Asantewaa, who died in 1921, who fought the British in Asanteyland, what would be modern day Ghana.

She outwitted the Portuguese, you know, at every turn for the best part of a quarter of a century and died, you know, in her 80s with her crown on her head. She died peacefully. You know, Yaa Asantewaa, who died in 1921, who fought the British in Asanteyland, what would be modern day Ghana.

She outwitted the Portuguese, you know, at every turn for the best part of a quarter of a century and died, you know, in her 80s with her crown on her head. She died peacefully. You know, Yaa Asantewaa, who died in 1921, who fought the British in Asanteyland, what would be modern day Ghana.

You know, there are many examples of strong female leadership, because I think in history, we take that HIS in history a bit too seriously, his story. It's her story. And the queens of Cush, I go back to them because they were known as Candicas. And in fact, the ancient Greeks mistook that name for the name of a woman, Candica. They didn't realize it was the title for the queen.

You know, there are many examples of strong female leadership, because I think in history, we take that HIS in history a bit too seriously, his story. It's her story. And the queens of Cush, I go back to them because they were known as Candicas. And in fact, the ancient Greeks mistook that name for the name of a woman, Candica. They didn't realize it was the title for the queen.

You know, there are many examples of strong female leadership, because I think in history, we take that HIS in history a bit too seriously, his story. It's her story. And the queens of Cush, I go back to them because they were known as Candicas. And in fact, the ancient Greeks mistook that name for the name of a woman, Candica. They didn't realize it was the title for the queen.

And that's where we get the modern day women's name Candice from. But the Candicas, the queens of Cush,

And that's where we get the modern day women's name Candice from. But the Candicas, the queens of Cush,

And that's where we get the modern day women's name Candice from. But the Candicas, the queens of Cush,