Africa is a Woman's Name

2009 | 53 minutes | 6.0 ★ (1)

Africa is a Woman's Name
  • Overview

    The lives of three extraordinary African women from different social levels and origins determined to bring about radical transformations in their day to day realities: Kenyan attorney and reputed lawyer Njoki Ndung'u, Puthi Ragophala the committed school principal of a remote South African village and Zimbabwean housewife-entrepreneur, Amai Rosie.

  • Release Date

    01 January 2009

  • DirectingWanjiru Kinyanjui
  • Budget

    $0.00

  • Revenue

    $0.00

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