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Meet the Top 20 Inspirational Women of the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE) list 2021<\/h3>\n

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Welcome to the 8th edition<\/a> of the Top 20 Inspirational Women from the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE), a list published to mark the International Women\u2019s Day and celebrate the achievements of some of the most inspiring women from Africa both in the Diaspora and on the continent.<\/p>\n

These women are being celebrated for their achievements and by putting Africa on the global map.<\/p>\n

There is no particular ranking for this list compiled using nominations from the members of the public, internet sources and personal.<\/p>\n

Here are the Top 20 Inspirational Women from the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE) 2021<\/p>\n

Download the pdf version<\/a> \u2013 2021 List of the top 20 Inspirational Women from the African Diaspora Professional Women in Europe (ADIPWE)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala<\/h2>\n

Nigeria | USA | Politics<\/strong><\/p>\n

Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala is the Director-General of the World Trade Organisation (WTO) and the first woman and the first African to hold the office. She is an international development expert, former minister and sits on the boards of Standard Chartered Bank, Twitter, Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization, and the African Risk Capacity (ARC).<\/p>\n

Previously, Okonjo-Iweala spent a 25-year career at the World Bank as a development economist, scaling the ranks to the number two position of managing director, operations. She also served two terms as finance minister of Nigeria. She was the first woman to serve as the country’s finance minister, the first woman to serve in that office twice, and the only finance minister to have served under two different presidents. In 2005, Euromoney named her global finance minister of the year.<\/p>\n