First female Managing Director of Fidelity Bank Plc, Mrs. Nneka Onyeali-Ikpe, has made the list of 110 ‘Outstanding Women in Africa’ for the year 2022.
The ‘Outstanding Women in Africa’ report is
developed by the New Africa Magazine, a strong believer in the culture of
recognition for both men and women who have been shaping the vision and
progress of the African continent.
Some others picked for the special
recognition are Hon. Joyce Hilda Banda,
Fmr. President of Malawi, Hon. Jewel Howard Taylor, Vice President of Liberia;
Jamila Sedqi, First Moroccan Female Judge at the UN Administrative Tribunal,
and Pastor Faith Oyedepo, Wife of the Founder, Winners’ Church, Worldwide.
A statement by the magazine publisher, Gift
Chidima Nnamoko Orairu, said “in Africa, one needed extra hard work, dedication
and focus to succeed.
“In addition to the so many factors
affecting women progress on the continent at the political and socioeconomic
level; a great number of women have been silenced with violence, hate,
discrimination, and isolation.
“However, these Pan African women have
never been silent, and have led important revolutions for democracy, freedom
and social justice.
“They have gone on to write their names on
the sands of time; breaking old records and setting new standards, smashing
barriers and detecting the pace.”