For the United Nations' Secretary General, Brigadier General Constance Emefa Edjeani-Afenu, who passed away this week in her home country, Ghana, was "a true pioneer."
In a heartfelt statement released on Tuesday night, António Guterres said Brigadier Edjeani-Afenu "made history in peacekeeping as the first female Deputy Force Commander in the United Nations Mission for the Referendum in Western Sahara (MINURSO)."
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