When France sent ambassador Jean-Marie Bayol to Dahomey to secure a deal for the kingdom's rich natural resources, he was greeted by an elite force of all-women warriors known as the Agooji.

Three generations of ancient women warriors were recently uncovered in a Russian tomb. Buried with dozens of weapons, including knives and an iron hook in the shape of a bird, they date back to the ...

Made up of Wakanda’s most skilled warriors, the Dora Milaje (meaning ‘The Adored Ones’ in Wakandan) are women who have pledged their lives to the throne and the protection of the Black ...

ISBN: 0674971825 Njinga of Angola: Africa’s Warrior Queen, by Linda M ... Heywood (Boston University) reveals an able woman, who was as adept a ruler as any in history. Njinga effectively combined ...