NY Times Africa From 2011: Wangari Maathai, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, Dies at 71 by External Source March 7, 2026 March 7, 2026 52 A Kenyan environmentalist, she began by paying women a few shillings to plant trees and went on to become the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.Original Article 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinTumblrRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail External Source Africa News Matters is powered by the Colorado non-profit Africa Agenda. We credit our sources via link sharing. Support us, make a donation today! previous post Lemurs Love This Fruit That Is Choking Madagascar’s Forests next post India vs New Zealand: Fans hope for World Cup final redemption in Ahmedabad You may also like Pope Leo Is Skipping Some of Africa’s Biggest... April 22, 2026 Nigeria Charges Six With Treason Over Coup Plot April 22, 2026 Pope Says News Outlets Misread Some of His... April 19, 2026 In Angola, Pope Leo XIV Faces the Legacy... April 18, 2026 ‘I Would Rather Be a Dwarf’: A Comic... April 18, 2026 Pope Leo, Amid Standoff With Trump, Says ‘Woe... April 17, 2026 South African Politician Julius Malema Is Sentenced to... April 17, 2026 Sudan Enters Fourth Year of War Amid World’s... April 16, 2026 South Africa Names Roelf Meyer, Apartheid-Era Negotiator, as... April 16, 2026 In Kannywood, a Film Scene Thrives Despite Censorship April 16, 2026