<P> Wangarĩ Maathai was awarded the 2004 Nobel Peace Prize for her `` contribution to sustainable development , democracy and peace '' . She had received a call from Ole Danbolt Mjos , chair of the Norwegian Nobel Committee , on 8 October informing her of the news . She became the first African woman , and the first environmentalist , to win the prize . </P>
who is the first woman from africa to have won the nobel peace prize
Wangarĩ Maathai