While it is generally true that the voices of women, and Muslim women in particular, have been conspicuously absent from the political discourse conducted in postcolonial Sub-Saharan Africa, there is variation within the region. In light of this variation, this entry addresses three questions: (1) Where have Sub-Saharan African Muslim women been most organized, politically active, and openly supportive of the development of civil society? (2) Why have Muslim women been more organized, politicall…