Memory Banda, not 20 yet, has spent the past few years of her young life in Malawi campaigning against child marriage. Her efforts are paying off.

Marguerite Barankitse received praise from George Clooney, Pope Francis and the international community for saving thousands of children in Burundi's horrific civil war. Unmoved by celebrity and status, she now lives as a refugee in Rwanda spreading the word of peace.

How much has changed since women first got their right to vote almost a century ago? Whether Hilary Clinton wins or not, it signals the slow but sure ascent of women in public office the world over.

She was abandoned, trafficked and sold by her mother into prostitution in France at the age of 14. She lived in foster homes, a subway station and refugee centers. Today, Senegalese-born, London-based business woman Mariéme Jamme is a formidible ambassador for Africa, and hopes to get one million girls to learn to code by 2030.

South Africa has massive strides in HIV research and treatment, but what are the prospects for HIV-positive women who are pregnant now?

New York-based supermodel and deejay Mari Malek hobnobs with the rich and famous but is working for people in her home in South Sudan. As a former refugee, she spent her childhood moving from one unwelcoming place to the next.

What will Donald Trump in the White House mean to Africa's women and girls?

As opposed to incubators, Kangaroo Mother Here has clear benefits in increasing the survival rates premature babies but why hasn't the world latched on?

There is still a great amount of public apathy to the many forms of voilence children experience. Most perpetrators are people they already know

Africa is likely to be the continent most affected by climate change, and consequently, drought. One woman's solution is plants that can be resurrected back to life. How else must we be prepared?