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SAMEAWS 2015

The South America-Africa-Middle East-Asia Women’s summit Dubai 2015 was an event to behold as the participants were ushered into the ambiance of the Shangri- La Hotel, Dubai, UAE to discuss.

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The South American-Africa-Middle East-Asia Women’s Summit (SAMEAWS) 2015

The recently concluded South America- Africa- Middle East- Asia Women Summit (SAMEAWS) which held on the 12th- 13th Dec. 2015 at the Shangri- La Hotel, Dubai, UAE, brought together the.

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10 Things You Didn’t Know About Nigeria’s New Finance Minister Kemi Adeosun

President Buhari  named former investment banker, Kemi Adeosun, 48, to the key position of finance minister at a time the Nigerian economy has been hammered by falling oil prices and.

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South African Navy Appoints First Black Woman as Commander

As a girl in the village of Lady Frere, Zimasa Mabela’s life revolved around school, and fetching firewood and water from the river. The country’s first black female navy commander.

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9 Successful Black Women CEOs and Entrepreneurs You Should Know

by Juhanna Rogers Dr. Juliet E.K. Walker writes about the history of Black entrepreneurship and calls attention to the ways entrepreneurship has been at the center of Black progress in.

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Former Nigeria Minister Of Finance, Okonjo-Iweala Gets Two International Appointments

A former Minister of Finance, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, was on Monday appointed into two key international positions, her Media Adviser, Paul Nwabuikwu, said in a statement in Abuja. Apart from being.

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Women In Leadership: Leading A Quiet Nigerian Revolution In Pension Funds

Chinelo Anohu-Amazu, the director general of Nigeria’s pension commission is working to build trust in the system and integrate workers from the informal sector. For someone who oversees billions of.

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Kenyan President Appoints First Female Army Brigadier

The Kenya Defence Forces have appointed the first female Brigadier in its ranks following promotions announced yesterday. Colonel Fatumah Ahmed was promoted to the rank of Brigadier and appointed managing.

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AFRICAN WOMEN’S STANDINGS IN THE LEADERSHIP STAKES

African women are still more likely than anywhere else in the world to be blocked from reaching business leadership positions because of gender bias. This was revealed in Grant Thornton’s “Women in.

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World Bank appoints Nigeria’s Arunma Oteh Vice President, Treasurer

The World Bank has announced the appointment of the immediate past Director General of Nigeria’s Securities and Exchange Commission, Arunma Oteh, as Vice President and Treasurer. According to reports, ”.

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