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On 3 November 2022, MEN alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. ALAMY
On 3 November 2022, MEN alongside Chinese President Xi Jinping in Beijing. ALAMY
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Woman Power!

By Zyad Limam
Published on 28 April 2025 at 16h10
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While there are relatively few female heads of state, African women in positions of real power are not just an exception. In politics, business, institutions, new technologies, design, sport and the arts, they are very much present, exercising authority, determination and influence. Here are 25 personalities to illustrate our point. It is also a way of acknowledging the many women who prefer to remain in the background..

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