African Kingdoms Ruled by Women: A Kingdom-by-Kingdom Guide
Which African states produced women rulers, and why — Kush, Matamba, Barotseland, the Balobedu queenship, Merina Madagascar and more, with the succession rules that made it possible.
Kingdoms & Dynasties
The major African kingdoms and dynasties where women held sovereign power.
Regions of Africa: How This Site Divides the Continent
This article explains the regional framework used by RainQueensOfAfrica.com to organise its encyclopedia of women’s sovereignty across the African continent. It details the cultural, ecological, and historical criteria that underpin the division, examines contested boundaries and colonial legacies, and provides a comparative overview of each region’s distinctive political traditions, key figures, and sources of evidence.