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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

Eulalia Laetitia Mukasa-Kikonyogo

First Woman Deputy Chief Justice

UGANDA

Sylvia Tamale, Ph.D.

First woman Law Dean (Uganda)

UGANDA

Lillian E Tibatemwa, Ph.D.

Supreme Court Judge (Uganda)

UGANDA

Boma Alabi

First Woman President of the Commonwealth Lawyers Association

NIGERIA

Vida Akoto Bamfo

Supreme Court Judge (Ret.)

GHANA

Diakite Manassa Dianoko

First Woman President of the Constitutional Court

MALI

Jacqueline Lohoues-Oble, Ph.D.

First Woman Professor in Private Law

CÔTE D'IVOIRE

Professor Oluyemisi Adefunke Bamgbose, SAN

First woman Professor of Law in Nigeria to be conferred with the rank of Senior Advocate of Nigeria

NIGERIA

Irene Mambilima

First woman Chief Justice (Zambia)

ZAMBIA

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