Guns, germs and ministering angels: The irresistible rise of East African women

THE SISTERHOOD PROJECT: How war, disease, sexual violence and economic collapse empowered East Africa’s women

[The Sisterhood Project, a collaboration between The EastAfrican and Africa Review.com, explores the surprising combination of historical factors that have transformed the role of women in the region over the past two decades See: Editors Note: The making of the Sisterhood Project ]

One day in London, a talent scout for a modelling agency spotted a striking 18-year-old young African woman at a street fair.