Aquest article tractarà només del cas de les dones de la diàspora africana que van ser escollides o nomenades per a llocs de responsabilitat en països diferents a l'antiga potència colonial que dominava el seu país d'origen.
For the purpose of this article, we will only address the story of women from the African diaspora who have been elected to positions of leadership in countries other than the colonial powers that previously ruled their home countries.