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List of the first women holders of political offices in Africa

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.

Algeria

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Antiquity

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Republic

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Angola

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Benin

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Botswana

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Burkina Faso

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Burundi

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Cameroon

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Cape Verde

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Central African Republic

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Chad

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Comoros

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Congo-Brazzaville

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Democratic Republic of the Congo

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Zaire

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Republic

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Djibouti

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Egypt

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Ancient

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Republic

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Equatorial Guinea

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Eritrea

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Ethiopia

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Gabon

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The Gambia

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Ghana

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Guinea

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Guinea-Bissau

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Ivory Coast

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Kenya

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Lesotho

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Liberia

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National level

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Individual ministries

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Libya

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Madagascar

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Malawi

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Mali

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Mauritania

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Mauritius

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Morocco

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National level

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Individual ministries

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Mozambique

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Namibia

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Niger

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Nigeria

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Anambra State

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Rivers State

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Rwanda

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Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha

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São Tomé and Príncipe

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Senegal

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Seychelles

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Sierra Leone

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Somalia

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Somaliland

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South Africa

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Union

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Republic

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Sudan

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Swaziland

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Tanzania

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Togo

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Tunisia

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National level

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Individual ministries

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Uganda

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Zambia

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Zanzibar

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Zimbabwe

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Individual ministries

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Regional level

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Footnotes and references

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