Irene Masiyanise is the first woman to hold the position of Chairperson of the Architects Council of Zimbabwe (ACZ, 2018–2019), and is also the first Black woman to serve as President of the Institute of Architects of Zimbabwe (IAZ, 2012–2014).
Zainab O. M. Gaafar is a Sudanese architect and the founder and general manager of Studio Urban, a multidisciplinary research studio in Khartoum that focuses on urban studies research, consultancy, media production, and mapping.
Dr. Victoria Marwa Heilman is the founder and managing director of Alama Architecture in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania (2012), as well as the co-founder and executive director of Tanzanian Women Architects for Humanity (TAWAH, 2010).
Essi Farida Geraldo is the founder and manager of ARCHID’AR, an architectural firm in Lomé, and CEO of the Youth Architect Community Association (YAC), a program in Lomé that trains youth in becoming green leaders and entrepreneurs.
Salma Ben Mansour is the founder of Etincelle Architecturale, an architectural and interior design firm in Mahdia, Tunisia (2024).
Dr. Assumpta Nnaggenda Musana is the first known Ugandan woman to earn a PhD in architecture.
Mwangala Mwenda Lethbridge is the founder of Mwangala Mwenda Architects in Lusaka, Zambia, and the founder of the Mwangala Mwenda Foundation, a non-profit that supports education for girls and empowers women in Zambia.
Valérie Mavoungou Rodriguez is the founder of L’Atelier Tropical, an architectural firm based in the Republic of the Congo and Mozambique that specializes in tropical bio-climatic architecture and sustainable design (2016–).
Samira Ahmed Moahamoud is an architect who works in the Department of Urban Planning and Engineering (DUP) for the Benadir Regional Administration in Mogadishu, Somalia (2019–).
Architect from South Sudan