Ms Shamima Muslim of Citi FM will represent young Ghanaian women at a US-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum in South Africa.
Forum participants include young women from across sub-Saharan
Africa, like Toyosi and Annah, who are leading or involved in social
and economic initiatives in their own countries.
The Forum will build on the Obama Administration�s on-going
engagement with the next generation of African leaders and the
momentum of the August 2010 President�s Forum with Young African
Leaders held at the White House.
A statement issued by the Public Affairs Section of the US
Embassy in Accra on Monday, said �This week, US First Lady Michelle
Obama will travel to Johannesburg and Cape Town, South Africa and
Gaborone, Botswana during an official visit to Africa from June 21 �
26.�
It said �During the trip, Mrs Obama will deliver the keynote
address at a US-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum in South
Africa.�