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Pioneer African Women in Law

This is a dynamic digital archive. The information contained in these bibliographic entries has been reviewed for accuracy with available data and information. The entries will be updated if new information or additional historical facts become available to the authors and editors. To keep the archive robust and accurate, we welcome additional sources of information which can be emailed to us at info@africanwil.org

Nancy Baraza, Ph.D.

First Woman Deputy Chief Justice (Kenya)

KENYA

Ivy Kamanga

Justice of the Supreme Court of Appeal

Malawi

Fatoumata Sylla

First Woman Lawyer and Minister of Justice

MALI

Kalthoum MEZIOU DOURAÏ

First Woman Dean of Law in Tunisia

TUNISIA

Gloria M. Musu-Scott

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Liberia from 1997 until 2003

LIBERIA

Navanethem "Navi" Pillay

Former Judge, International Criminal Court (ICC) || International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)

SOUTH AFRICA

Anastasia Msosa

First Woman Chief Justice (Malawi)

MALAWI

Akua Kuenyehia

Retired Judge, International Criminal Court (Ghana)

GHANA

Ambassador Namira Negm

First woman Legal Counsel of the African Union

EGYPT

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