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Meet America’s First Female African-American Attorney General, Loretta Lynch
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From market seller to managing director in Côte d’Ivoire
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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, The woman fighting for hope in Nigeria written by Richard Branson
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Countdown to the 2nd Africa-Middle East-Asia Women Summit, Dubai 2014
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