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27-year-old Emma Theofelus is Africa’s Youngest Serving Government Minister
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At 35, Anta Babacar Ngom runs Senegal’s largest poultry company valued at $80 million
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She graduated college with an associate degree at 16 and bachelor’s degree at 19
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Young African Woman Graduates with First-Class in Microbiology, Earns Scholarships for Studies in the US and UK
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These Brilliant 18-year-olds Discover Fresh Proof for Ancient 2,000-Year-Old Mathematical Theorem
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The 20-Year-Old Nigerian Lady Who Earned a Bachelor’s and Master’s Degree on the Same Day
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101-year-old woman set to graduate from college alongside her granddaughter after dropping out 81 years ago
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