The sharp crack of heels cutting through the marble echoes through the corridors of power across Africa; a wave of change flowing across different parts of Africa. These are not just footsteps, they are the measured strides of a revolution in motion, carried by women who have refused to accept that leadership is a man’s domain. They carry briefing books and baby bottles; they read budget lines and bedtime stories. The moment a decision is finalised, they rise. Not as an exception, but increasingly as a force. This is what governance in heels across Africa entails; uneven, hard-won, sometimes symbolic, often substantive, always consequential. The Changing Face of African Leadership African politics is undergoing a profound transformation. Across the continent, women are shattering glass ceilings, challenging traditional power structures, and redefining what it means to govern. From boardrooms to parliament halls, from local councils to presidential palaces; African women are…
The New Faces of African Politics – When They Lead, History Listens
