The rise of Suluhu and 10 other female leaders in Africa

Samia Suluhu Hassan at a past event. [Courtesy]

Samia Suluhu Hassan is set to be the latest woman to take the oath of office in Africa.

Suluhu, who became Tanzania's first female vice-president following her Chama Cha Mapinduzi (CCM) ticket win with John Pombe Magufuli in 2015, joins three other women who assumed office upon the death of a president.