Lieutenant Ouma Laouali, 28, on the 21st of October became the first female pilot in Niger. She was one of the Nigerien Airforce members trained by the United States as part of a programme to help fight the Islamist terrorist group, Boko Haram.

Just as women in politics and business are celebrated, Lieutenant Ouma is celebrated for joining the league of amazing first female pilots in Africa. These female pilots challenge sexist views that men are better suited as pilots. The announcement of Ouma as the first female pilot in Niger is a welcome development.

These are the five of Africa’s other inaugural female pilots around the continent, who have made the women of Africa and their individual countries proud.



1. Irene Koki Mutungi – Kenya

Captain Mutungi, 39 is the first female pilot in Kenya and the first woman to earn the title of captain in Africa. She is also the first pilot of the first Kenyan Dreamliner, Boeing 787.

She has received several awards in a male dominated category. Her father was also a pilot with the Kenya Airways...



2. Patricia Mawuli – Ghana

Patricia Mawuli is Ghana’s first female civilian pilot and the first woman in West Africa certified to build and maintain rotax engines.

As a young girl, she wistfully watched the planes pass overhead, wishing one day to fly one herself.

MORE:http://www.asapgist.com/meet-africas-5-inaugural-female-pilots/

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