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Extraordinary Women in West Africa

The women portrayed here are not First Ladies or parliamentarians. They do not occupy the highest echelons of society, nor have great wealth. Yet they are extraordinary, because each of them, in her own way, affects positive change in her family, her community, and her country.

Jumama C. Varmah — Liberia

Safia Ibrahim — Niger

Jeannette Kebe Lamah — Guinea

Uduak Isong Oguamanam — Nigeria

Maah Koudia Keita — Senegal

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