African women who hit the headlines in 2017

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African women making an impact in 2017 Women breaking through, from Zambia's first female fighter pilot to the Nigerian bobsleigh team.

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'An aircraft knows no sex' A 24-year-old second lieutenant tells the BBC how she became Zambia's first female fighter pilot.

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'I'm the only chick in the matatu industry' Pimped-up minivans are all over Nairobi, but Tsarah Arts says she is the only woman designing them.

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The Nigerian bobsleigh team racing towards history The first bobsleigh team from Africa are on the verge of qualifying for the 2018 Olympics.

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Q&A with the Nigerian bobsleigh team Why did three Nigerian women with no experience in snow sports decide to form a bobsleigh team?

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'Women like me don't play music' Salimata Diabate was forbidden from playing the balafon, but she is now a renowned musician.

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