http://edition.cnn.com/interactive/2012/06/world/faces.africa.politics/index.html?hpt=hp_c3

 

Africa's women are increasingly taking center stage in Africa's politics, occupying positions of power across the 54-strong continent. Here, CNN's African Voices profiles eight women that have been shaping African politics in recent years.

 

Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Ellen Johnson Sirleaf
Joyce Banda
Joyce Banda
Joice Mujuru
Joice Mujuru
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala
Helen Zille
Helen Zille
Isatou Njie-Saidy
Isatou Njie-Saidy
Luisa Dias Diogo
Luisa Dias Diogo
Rose Mukantabana
Rose Mukantabana