Breaking Barriers: Ghana’s Anita Asmah Becomes UN’s First African Woman Force Commander

On a crisp December morning, the world of peacekeeping shifted. The United Nations announced that Major-General Anita Asmah of Ghana had been appointed as the Head of Mission and Force Commander of the United Nations Disengagement Observer Force (UNDOF). With that single appointment, history was made: for the first time, an African woman would command […]

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Breaking Barriers: Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang the Scholar Who Broke Ghana’s Political Ceiling

On a bright January morning in Accra, the air inside Ghana’s Parliament carried more weight than usual. Cameras flashed, cheers erupted, and history quietly shifted as Professor Jane Naana Opoku-Agyemang was sworn in as Ghana’s first female vice-president. For many, this was just another inauguration. For women across the continent, it was a victory decades

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Breaking Barriers: Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah Makes His and Her-story as Namibia’s First Female President

Windhoek woke up to history on March 21, 2025. On the same day Namibia marked 35 years of independence, the country swore in its first-ever female president, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah. Popularly known as “NNN,” the 72-year-old liberation veteran now wears the crown of trailblazer in a nation still wrestling with questions of equality, inclusion, and representation.

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Breaking Iron Clad Ceilings: Eunice Peneti First Female Driver Kenya’s Amboseli National Park

Eunice Peneti, 30, becomes the first female driver in Kenya’s Amboseli National Park. Eunice, who was already a trailblazer as a member of Team Lioness, recently became the first female ranger in Amboseli to learn to drive and acquire a license.Driving is still seen as a predominantly male activity in the patriarchal Maasai society, with

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Breaking Iron Clad Ceilings: Tasmida Johar First India’s female Rohingya graduate

Tasmida Johar, India’s first woman graduate from the displaced Rohingya group, says she is experiencing a “conflicting feeling” these days. “These headlines, ‘first this, first that,’ make me happy, but they also make me sad.” “I am happy because this is my achievement, getting this far,” she told Al Jazeera as she sat in a

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Breaking Iron Clad Ceilings: Yuriana Arnesto First Costa Rica Woman to be UH1 Helicopter Air Captain

The Servicio de Vigilancia Aérea (SVA) – Costa Rica’s Air Surveillance Service – has mechanics, pilots, and police officers trained in the Aviation Program that the US Government gives to the SVA of Costa Rica through the INL. Yuriana Arnesto is Costa Rica’s first qualified female UH-1ST helicopter pilot.The United States government is an unquestionable

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Breaking Iron Clad Ceilings:Paulina Chiziane First African Female To Receive Portuguese literature The Camões Prize

Paulina Chiziane is the first woman to publish a novel in Mozambique, has become the first African woman to receive the most important award for Portuguese literature, the Camões Prize. She’s also the first to break all the rules about what a writer may reveal about Mozambique’s patriarchal culture and social taboos. Born in Manjacaze

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Are you planning for growth or success this year? Here are 10 tips

A comprehensive business plan is not just a mere document; it is a roadmap that guides your consulting firm towards growth and success. By aligning your vision, setting clear goals, conducting thorough market research, analysing your competition, and crafting a unique value proposition, you are positioning your firm for greatness. With a strategic expansion plan

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