African Women: Stories & Issues

A compound image of artificial intelligence for four of the first women in Africa and the former: Central Pia, Grace Mugabe, Antoinette Sasu Ngisu and Janet Kagami.

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In the world of politics and governance, the lights are often shed on presidents and leaders, while their wives remain behind the scenes, despite their influencing roles, and varying between hidden support, overwhelming presence, and personal passion for luxury or change. In Africa, a number of primary women who brought together power and controversy, elegance and influence, boldness and skill, among them Grace Mugabe, the former first lady in Zimbabwe. A Western journalist asked her at a press conference: “Is it true that you spent two million dollars on shoes only?” She smiled with confidence, and said: “No. This is only on the Paris trip. You did not count my trip to Geneva and Rome yet!” Everyone laughed, but she got herself and did not smile … She was keen to look serious. Grace was known as “the queen of shopping”, called “Grace Gucci” and “the first marketing”, and was distinguished by a luxurious taste in fashion and jewelry. Only Chantal Pia, the first lady of Cameroon, who was often compared to. Grace was also famous for that she was not traveling, even on short trips, without …

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