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[ad_1] Queen Nanny is said to have been a leader of the Maroons, a community which had escaped slavery in Jamaica in the 18th Century. Little about her life is historically confirmed, but she is thought to have led the Maroons to victory against British colonisers. Queen Nanny is the next of a new eight-part series, African Women who Changed the World, which aims to shed light on great African women whose stories deserve to be heard. This BBC Africa series has been produced using historical and iconographic research, but includes artistic interpretation. Illustrations: George Wafula Producer and editor: Kat Hawkins Extra images: Getty Images [ad_2]

[ad_1] Could allowing inmates access to tech lessons be a key tool in rehabilitation? Entrepreneur Aggrey Mokaya believes his Change Hub programme, which teaches prisoners everything from coding to web design, will slash Kenya's high re-offending rates. He wants to expand his scheme to reach the estimated 8,000 female prisoners in Kenya. This BBC series was produced with funding from Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation [ad_2]

[ad_1] Brazilian Maya Gabeira has set a new Guinness World Record by successfully riding the largest wave ever surfed by a female surfer. [ad_2]