Americans must wait for their first woman president

For the second time in eight years, a woman has won the Democratic nomination for US president, only to come up short in a campaign where gender was a central issue. Like Hillary Clinton in 2016, Kamala Harris had a shot at becoming the first woman to occupy the Oval Office

Samia Suluhu Hassan becomes Tanzania’s first woman president

Samia Suluhu Hassan, 61, made history Friday when she was sworn in as Tanzania’s first female president at State House, the government offices in Dar es Salaam, the country's largest city. Dressed in a hijab and holding up a Quran with her right hand, Hassan took the oath of office, administered