Chantal Umutoni Kagame: The Woman Who Turned Phones Into Bank Accounts for Millions
By Blossom Ukoha For millions of people, a mobile phone is simply a device for communication. In Rwanda, under the leadership of Chantal Umutoni Kagame, it has become something much more powerful: a gateway to financial opportunity. As Chief Executive Officer of Mobile Money Rwanda Limited (MTN MoMo Rwanda), Chantal sits at the centre of one of Rwanda’s most significant digital transformation stories. Her work has helped expand mobile financial services beyond simple money transfers, creating an ecosystem through which people can send and receive money, pay merchants, save, access micro-loans and participate more fully in the formal economy. But Chantal’s journey to the helm of Rwanda’s fintech revolution did not happen overnight. It was built over more than two decades of experience across the country’s telecommunications industry. A Career Built Across Rwanda’s Telecom Industry Chantal holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce, specialising in Finance, from the Kigali Institute of…
Meet the Inventors Behind Wearables Designed Just for Women’s Bodies
By Blossom Ukoha For years, women have worn smartwatches that could count their steps, measure their heart rates and analyse their sleep, yet offered…
Campaigning as a Woman: The Costs Nobody Talks About
“Women themselves have not even understood that [violence] is not the cost of participating in politics.”— Sandra Pepera, National Democratic Institute Running for office…
Global Funding Windows Every Female Founder Should Know About
By Laura Jones “The deeper concern isn’t just that women receive only 2 percent of VC funding. It is that this 2 percent still…
International Literacy Day 2026: 60 Years On, the Fight for Women’s Literacy Continues
By Blossom Ukoha At 42, a woman in a rural community in northern Nigeria sits with a notebook on her lap, slowly tracing letters…
From Intern to CEO: Celebrating Karen Carter’s Historic New Chapter
By Blossom Ukoha “I am deeply honored to assume the role of CEO and lead Dow into our next chapter… Our focus remains unwavering:…
Heidi O’Neill Takes the Helm: Inside Lululemon’s New CEO Playbook
By Blossom Ukoha “As I step into the C.E.O. role in September, my job will be to build on that foundation — to accelerate…
The Working Woman’s Guide to a Home That Actually Relaxes You
After a long day of meetings, deadlines, emails, caregiving and countless decisions, coming home should feel like a release. Yet for many working women,…
Charlyne Brumskine: A New Voice for Justice on West Africa’s Regional Bench
By Blossom Ukoha “Today, I speak not as a woman who is a lawyer, I speak as a lawyer who happens to be a…
Ahunna Eziakonwa: The Nigerian Woman Taking Africa’s Voice to the UN’s Top Table
By Blossom Ukoha “Africa is shaped like a question mark, but it has the answer the world is looking for.” For Ahunna Eziakonwa, Africa is…
Destry Damayanti: The Woman Making History at Bank Indonesia
By Blossom Ukoha “I swear that I will carry out the duties and obligations of the BI Governor to the best of my ability…
South Korea’s Wellness Boom: What Women Can Learn from the New Health Culture
By Janet Coin On a weekday morning in Seoul, a young professional finishes a Pilates session before heading to work. Later that evening, she…
