Five successful women will enter the history books.

Women have an important role in the life of global societies, in the fields of politics, economy, development and the basics of life.

On the African continent, there are women who have played a prominent role in important roles in all fields, but I will focus on five of those who have made significant progress.

Asli Hassan Abade.

Asli Hassan Abade was the first pilot in Africa and the Middle East, she told the BBC about her life's struggle and how she was able to become an air force pilot, when women did not do such jobs.

"I loved mathematics, physics and astronomy. I was an officer. My mother and father were members of the Somali Police Force. We lived in Afisiyone camp. While I was reading, I used to see the airplanes taking off early in the morning, and I used to say, "Oh my God! "Don't kill me without getting off the plane from this airport," said Asli who spoke to the BBC.

She said that at that time, Somali parents believed in the idea that girls steal knowledge from boys, thus preventing them from getting higher education.

Asli is one of the most famous girls in the continent to have achieved a long-term goal that is the basis for the role of women in the continent.

                    Samia Suluhu Hassan.

Samia Suluhu Hassan.

She is the President of Tanzania, a position she held in March 2021 when the country's Vice President passed away. 

She is the first woman to hold the office of President in her country, and in the same way, Samia has become a symbol of the continent for women living in Africa.

She held ministerial positions in her country, and is remembered for the way she shaped democracy in her country by making it an open forum for the opposition

                        Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala GCON

She is an economist who was born in Nigeria but has the citizenship of the United States, she has an active role in guiding the world economy.

From March 2021 until now she holds the position of Director General of the World Trade Organization.

She is the first woman and the first African to lead the World Trade Organization as Director General.

She led the Ministry of Finance for a long time in her country and played an important role in improving the economy of Nigeria.

                                            Maria de Lourdes Mutola

Maria de Lourdes Mutola

She is an athlete from Mozambique, which has a history in the Olympic games in the world.

Maria Mutola joined international sports at the age of 15 and has remained at the top level for over two decades, competing in six sports. She won the gold medal for her country at the 2000 Sydney Olympics in the 800m

                            Dr. Matshidiso Moeti.

Dr. Matshidiso Moeti.

Matshidiso Rebecca Natalie Moeti is a doctor and public health specialist, born in Botswana.

She became the first woman to hold the post of Regional Director of the African Office of the World Health Organization (AFRO), based in Brazzaville, Republic of Congo, a position she has held since 2015.

She has played a major role in providing the continent with an effective health plan by leading programs that benefit the African population. 

                                Zenzile Miriam Makeba

Zenzile Miriam Makeba

Nicknamed the Mother of Africa, she is a singer, songwriter, actress and civil rights activist.

She also strongly opposed apartheid in South Africa and the government that was run by the white minority in South Africa.

Her songs include Afropop and jazz.

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o

Lupita Amondi Nyong'o

He is a Kenyan actor who also has Mexican citizenship.

Acting in movies made in Kenya and other parts of the world has become attractive, which has earned her high-level awards.

The daughter of the great Kenyan politician Peter Anyang' Nyong'o, she has been showing her high level of acting since 2015.

She was educated at university in the United States, with a BA in film and theater studies from Hampshire College.

According to the studies done, the women of the African continent have made rapid progress in the political and economic field in the last ten years.