- Queen Amanirenas of Kush (Sudan)
- Idia of Benin Kingdom,(Nigeria)
- Queen Njinga of Kongo Kingdom (Angola)
- Empress Mentewab of Ethiopia
- Empress Taytu of Ethiopia
- Yaa Asantewaa of Ghana
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