Monique IlboudoMonique Ilboudo is a Burkinabe writer, activist and academic whose work focuses on the promotion of women's rights and citizenship. She is a regular newspaper contributor, known in particular for her column "Féminin pluriel" (1992-1995) which addressd the situation of women in her country. Her first novel, 'Le Mal de Peau' (1992) won a national prize in Burkina Faso. She has also held political office as both a minister and ambassador. Read More Read Less