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[Photos] African first ladies on the sidelines of the AU Summit

[Photos] African first ladies on the sidelines of the AU Summit

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The Organization of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS (OAFLA) were also present as their husbands attended the African Union (AU) Summit in the Rwandan capital, Kigali.

The OAFLA are engaged in the fight against Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) and against breast and cervical cancer.

The current head of the organization is First Lady of Ghana, HE Dr. Lordina Mahama even though she was absent from the summit.

Rwanda Niger First LadiesMrs Kagame and Mrs Issoufou, first ladies of Rwanda and Niger

Mrs Kenyatta MiddleMrs Margaret Kenyatta, seated in the middle

Mrs Deby ItnoMrs Idris Deby Itno, First lady of Chad

Mali Ethiopia First LadiesMrs Boubakar Keita and Mrs Hailemariam Desalegn , first ladies of Mali and Ethiopia

Congo First LadyMrs Antoinette Sassou Nguesso, first lady of the Republic of Congo

Comoros First LadyMrs Azali Assoumani, First Lady of Comoros

Photo Credit: Ghana government Communications Bureau