Wangari Maathai, the first African woman recipient of the Nobel Peace ... oppressive regime in Kenya and that her “unique forms of action have contributed to drawing attention to political oppression.

With the sad news of Wangari Maathai's death on Sunday night (25 ... Prize for "unique forms of action [that] have contributed to drawing attention to political oppression – nationally and ...

Naturalist and TV presenter Gillian Burke assesses the role of her Kenyan “auntie”, Wangari Maathai, in drawing attention to environmental causes in Africa. Show more In 1977, the Kenyan ...

World leaders have paid tribute to Nobel Laureate Wangari Maathai who passed away while having treatment for ovarian cancer on Monday. Archbishop Desmond Tutu praised Maathai as a true ...

MAATHAI: That's the way I do things when I want to celebrate. I always plant a tree. QUIST: With her Green Belt Movement, Wangari Maathai and many others planted more than 40 million trees in 30 ...