The Honourable Emma Inamutila Theofelus is a lawyer, Member of Parliament, and the Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Technology in the Republic of Namibia. During her time in Parliament, she has made active strides toward improving the lives of…
Grace Ayensu-Danquah MD, MPH, FGCPS, FICS, FACS Dr. Grace Ayensu-Danquah is a gender advocate, humanitarian surgeon, educationist, and philanthropist. She holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biology from the University of Southern California in Los Angeles and a Medical…
Chipokota Mwanawasa is the Policy Advisor to the President of Zambia, His Excellency Hakainde Hichilema, and also serves as the Deputy Head of the Presidential Delivery Unit. Prior to this, she was the Legal Officer and Executive Assistant to the Vice-President of…
Economist, Governor Kenya Ms. Anne Mumbi Waiguru is an accomplished public servant with years of experience in economic and public policy, governance, and devolution. Prior to joining the public sector, Ms. Waiguru worked in civil society, specifically at Transparency International…
Businesswoman, Politician, Activist Liberia Telia Urey is one of Liberia’s leading female entrepreneurs. A businesswoman, politician, and philanthropist, Ms. Urey was nominated as Female Entrepreneur of The Year at the 2019 Liberian Youth Awards. Ms. Urey earned a Bachelor of…
Doctor, Healthcare Advocate, Author, Speaker Nigeria Dr. Adaeze Oreh is a Consultant Family Physician and Country Head of Planning, Research and Statistics for Nigeria’s National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS) with over 17 years of private and public healthcare experience. Working…
Humanitarian, Community Development Strategist, Gubernatorial Candidate Kenya Umra Omar is from Pate Island in Kenya’s Lamu Archipelago. After completing graduate school in the United States and working in Washington, DC, Ms. Omar returned to Kenya in 2010. She later learned…
Government Advisor, Corporate Director Nigeria Ifeyinwa Maureen Okafor Essien-Akpan, a Chartered Accountant and Governance Professional, spent the first fifteen years of her career in banking and financial services. In 2008, she joined International Packaging Industries of Nigeria Plc as Managing…
Parliamentarian, Women’s Leadership Advocate The Gambia Fatoumatta Njai is a Member of the National Assembly of the Gambia and also represents the country as a Member of Parliament at the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). She is on…
