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At 21yrs, Ola Orekunrin, CEO Flying Doctors Nigeria Became The Youngest Qualified Doctor In UK

 So much has happened in her life that you would not believe she is just 26 years old. Hers is synonymous with innovation, success and excellence. It started with a.

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Africa: Mauritius government designates Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as its first woman president

The government of Mauritius today designated Ameenah Gurib-Fakim as the Indian Ocean island nation’s new president, making her the first woman to hold the ceremonial position. The appointment of Gurib-Fakim,.

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MEET The 6 Female Senators In 8th National Assembly (PHOTOS)

The 8th National Assembly to be inaugurated in June will have only 6 female senators out of the 109 membership Senate. Four of the female senators were elected on the.

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Africa’s Most Successful Women: Meet Khanyi Dhlomo

Source: Forbes Khanyi Dhlomo is anything but ordinary. In 1995, when she was just 20 and a journalism student at the University of Witwatersrand, she made history as the first.

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Angelique Kidjo & More Awarded Honorary Doctorate Degrees by Yale University

Minister of Finance and Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, and renowned African music superstar, Angelique Kidjo have been awarded honorary doctorate degrees by Yale University. Okonjo-Iweala was awarded.

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Why We Need More African Women in Parliaments

  By Carlos Lopes An African woman has been married for 13 years and for every day of those 13 years she worked hard with her husband to cultivate a.

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Meet America’s First Female African-American Attorney General, Loretta Lynch

After a highly politically charged five-month battle to choose Obama’s next attorney general, Loretta Lynch, 55, has made history as the first female African-American attorney general in the United States..

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The First Female President of OPEC! Diezani Alison-Madueke Covers Forbes Woman Africa

The latest bi-monthly Forbes Woman Africa features Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum Resources and the first female President of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), Diezani Alison-Madueke on its cover..

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