Ladies First: Africa's Michelle Obamas

A look at some of Africa's current first ladies.

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First Ladies Club - Michelle Obama is perhaps the most celebrated Black woman serving as a first lady, but not the first. Several African first ladies will join Obama and former first lady Laura Bush in Tanzania July 2-3 for the African First Ladies Summit. Read here to learn of their accomplishments and the many contributions they make to their nations. — Joyce Jones (Photo: SEYLLOU DIALLO/AFP/Getty Images)

Chantal Campaore, First Lady of Burkina Faso - Chantal Campaore, the first lady of Burkina Faso since 1987, focuses on initiatives that primarily aid children, including Foundation Suka. Campaore also works with the first lady of Cameroon in an effort to combat HIV/AIDS. (Photo: Lawrence Jackson/Official White House)

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Chantal Campaore, First Lady of Burkina Faso - Chantal Campaore, the first lady of Burkina Faso since 1987, focuses on initiatives that primarily aid children, including Foundation Suka. Campaore also works with the first lady of Cameroon in an effort to combat HIV/AIDS. (Photo: Lawrence Jackson/Official White House)

Maria da Luz Dai Guebuza, First Lady of Mozambique - Guebuza has been a first lady since 2005. During this time she has championed causes related to literacy, HIV/AIDS and orphaned and vulnerable children. She also launched with UNICEF a five-year initiative called the "Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS Campaign" and is the vice chair of the non-governmental organization African Synergy Against AIDS and Suffering. (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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Maria da Luz Dai Guebuza, First Lady of Mozambique - Guebuza has been a first lady since 2005. During this time she has championed causes related to literacy, HIV/AIDS and orphaned and vulnerable children. She also launched with UNICEF a five-year initiative called the "Unite for Children, Unite Against AIDS Campaign" and is the vice chair of the non-governmental organization African Synergy Against AIDS and Suffering. (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

Christine Kaseba, First Lady of Zambia - Kaseba is an obstetrician/gynecologist and has taught at Zambia's only medical school for 15 years. The widely published physician has worked with several Zambian and global organizations that deal with various women's health issues, from abortion care to cervical cancer to family planning. (Photo: Zhang Ping/XINHUA /LANDOV)

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Christine Kaseba, First Lady of Zambia - Kaseba is an obstetrician/gynecologist and has taught at Zambia's only medical school for 15 years. The widely published physician has worked with several Zambian and global organizations that deal with various women's health issues, from abortion care to cervical cancer to family planning. (Photo: Zhang Ping/XINHUA /LANDOV)

Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania - In "office" since 2005, Kikwete is the founder and president of the WAMA Foundation, which works to help women improve their economic and social status and reduce the rate of HIV/AIDS among children and youth. Photo: Zhang Ping/XINHUA /LANDOV)

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Salma Kikwete, First Lady of Tanzania - In "office" since 2005, Kikwete is the founder and president of the WAMA Foundation, which works to help women improve their economic and social status and reduce the rate of HIV/AIDS among children and youth. Photo: Zhang Ping/XINHUA /LANDOV)

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Sia Nyama Koroma, First Lady of Sierra Leone - Koroma is fondly referred to as the "Mother of the Nation." Since becoming first lady, she has launched a Campaign for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa and the Women's Initiative for Safer Health Project. (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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Sia Nyama Koroma, First Lady of Sierra Leone - Koroma is fondly referred to as the "Mother of the Nation." Since becoming first lady, she has launched a Campaign for the Accelerated Reduction of Maternal Mortality in Africa and the Women's Initiative for Safer Health Project. (Photo: Angela Weiss/Getty Images)

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Janet Kataaha Museveni, First Lady of Uganda - Unlike most first ladies, Museveni also is a powerful politician in her own right. She is an elected member of Parliament and minister of affairs for Uganda's Karamoja region. Following a military coup in 1971, she was for a time a refugee, an experience that led her to found the Uganda Women's Initiative to Save Orphans. (Photo: ODD ANDERSEN/AFP/Getty Images)

Roman Tesfaye, First Lady of Ethiopia - Tesfaye, who holds two master's degrees in economics and leadership, currently works for the African Union. Previously she served as the director general of Policy, Plan & Finance General Directorate in her nation's Ministry of Health. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

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Roman Tesfaye, First Lady of Ethiopia - Tesfaye, who holds two master's degrees in economics and leadership, currently works for the African Union. Previously she served as the director general of Policy, Plan & Finance General Directorate in her nation's Ministry of Health. (Photo: Sean Gallup/Getty Images)

Nompumelelo Zuma, First Lady of South Africa - Zuma is an African National Congress activist and former nurse. As first lady, she focuses on social development and helping orphans and vulnerable children. (Photo: B Mather/Landov/Reuters)

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Nompumelelo Zuma, First Lady of South Africa - Zuma is an African National Congress activist and former nurse. As first lady, she focuses on social development and helping orphans and vulnerable children. (Photo: B Mather/Landov/Reuters)