U.N. says `` her legacy will stand '' on environmental and other issues . U.N. Secretary-General William Hague describes her as a `` pioneer '' Obama founder was elected to Kenya 's parliament with 98 % of the vote . Kenyan Wangari Maathai , the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize , died Monday after a battle with cancer . She was the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize .
U.N. says `` her legacy will stand '' on environmental and other issues . U.N. Secretary-General William Hague describes her as a `` pioneer '' Obama founder was elected to Kenya 's parliament with 98 % of the vote . She was the first woman from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize .