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Okonjo Iweala, Folurunsho Alakija Listed For MMS Hall Of Fame Induction

In recognition of the growing influence of African women of the continent’s economic progress, Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Minister of Finance and the coordinating Minister of the Economy and Folorunsho Alakija,.

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Women Key To Africa’s Future – Michelle Obama

Women have made remarkable progress in Africa, but there is still “some serious work to do in Africa and across the globe”, US First Lady Michelle Obama told young African.

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19 Years Old Nigerian Girl, Aisha Eniola Emerges Youngest Councillor In London UK

Meet Aisha Eniola, a 19-year-old Nigerian final year student who was recently voted overwhelmingly as a the Councillor of Brent Council in London, UK. The final year student of Mass.

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Nigeria’s Finance Minister Okonjo-Iweala Honoured by Time Magazine in New York

The gala was organized by Time to honour those that were listed as the 100 Most Influential People in the World Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy.

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Meet media mogul Mo Abudu ‘Africa’s Oprah Winfrey’ and how she conquered a continent

With no TV experience whatsoever, Mo Abudu has become the “Oprah of Africa” — it’s impossible not to read an interview with the glamorous 49-year-old without the moniker cropping up..

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Profile: Janice Bryant Howroyd – The First Black Woman To Build A Billion-Dollar Company

Oprah Winfrey may be the first Black woman self-made billionaire, but Janice Bryant Howroyd, CEO of Act•1 Group, is the first Black woman to own a billion-dollar company. In 2011 Act•1, the nation’s.

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21 year old Rolene Strauss Crowned Miss South Africa 2014

Medical student Rolene Strauss was on Sunday crowned the new Miss South Africa. The 21-year-old who hails from Volksrust in Mpumalanga but currently lives in Bloemfontein was one of the.

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Peggielene Bartels – The American secretary who became king in Otuam, Ghana: A woman’s journey to royalty

When Peggielene Bartels went to bed on a summer night in 2008, she was an ordinary administrative assistant living in a modest one-bedroom condo just outside Washington D.C. But a.

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Kenyans Celebrate Lupita Nyong’o’s Oscar Award Triumph

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta led Kenyans in celebrating the Oscar victory of Kenyan actress Lupita Nyong’o. She won the ‘Best Supporting Actress’ award for her role in the movie ’12.

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The 20 Young Power Women In Africa 2013

Source: Forbes This generation of young African women is the most ambitious yet. They are eager to build industries, reform societies, save lives, rewrite history, and transform the continent. Our.

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