Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Samia Suluhu Hassan and Mo Abudu among Forbes’ 100 most powerful women

Nigeria’s former minister of finance and current Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO) Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, Tanzanian President Samia Suluhu Hassan, and Nigerian media mogul Mo Abudu are the 3 Africans who made it to the Forbes‘ annual list of The World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.

Okonjo-Iweala is ranked 91, Suluhu Hassan 95, and Abudu 99 in the 19th annual list that spotlights “innovators and instigators leading on the world stage to redefine traditional power structures”.

This is the sixth time Okonjo-Iweala has made the list. Forbes wrote that the WTO head continues “to play a crucial role in providing financial assistance and promoting global trade as the threat of a global recession rises.”

“An honor and a privilege to be part of this list of a very distinguished group of women for the 6th time in my career. Congratulations to my other sisters. Let’s continue to show that good governance, good public policy, and a people-centered approach to work matters,” Okonjo-Iweala tweeted.

Suluhu Hassan featured on the list for the second time after her debut last year.

The 62-year-old became Tanzania’s sixth president and first woman leader in March 2021 after the death of president John Magufuli.