Histoires de Tasi Hangbé | 
I'm just starting a book about the oral history of Queen Tasì Hangbé who reigned over Dahomey, in Western Africa, in the early 18th century. She is alleged to have created an army of “amazons“ and a school where women could learn traditional male skills. She also elevated other women to positions of responsibility.
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Pic of her 98ft (30m) statue* in Cotonou, Benin by Yemi festus, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
Although speaking of African queens, I've just remembered about Queen Pokou: Concerto for a Sacrifice by VĂ©ronique Tadjo. I haven't read this specific novel by her yet (I do mean to!) but I really liked Far from My father...