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Pioneer African Women in Law

PAWLP

RADICAL

Restoring and preserving the historical agency of the African Woman in Law 

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Professor Oluyemisi Adefunke Bamgbose, SAN

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

NIGERIA

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Chief Justice Martha Koome

First woman Chief Justice (Kenya)

KENYA

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Princess Elizabeth Bagaya of Toro

First woman from East Africa to be admitted to the English Bar

UGANDA

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Ambassador Namira Negm

First woman Legal Counsel of the African Union

EGYPT

Editor's Note

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@africanwomeninlaw.com

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