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Critical of U.S. celebrity focus, African writer names top women

KNKX Public Radio | By Tom Paulson
Published August 23, 2011 at 5:22 PM PDT
Ory Okolloh from Kenya is a Harvard-trained lawyer, activist and blogger. She is No. 1 on the list of young power women of Africa.
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Ory Okolloh from Kenya is a Harvard-trained lawyer, activist and blogger. She is No. 1 on the list of young power women of Africa.

In response to this somewhat typical (if not also dispiriting) celebration of American celebrity elite – particularly when it comes to lists of "power women" – Nigerian writer Mfonobong Nsehe decided to put together for Forbes his own list of the top 20 young power women of Africa.

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