2014 Malawi former President, Joyce Banda, has been named 2014’s most inspiring woman in politics, according to an index compiled by CNN. According to CNN’s Leading Women special edition, the publication’s readers, partners and reporters voted Joyce Banda among the “most inspiring women worldwide who stood out for their accomplishments this year”. Joyce Banda was Africa’s second woman president. She was Malawi’s vice president from 2009 but became president following the sudden death of president Bingu wa Mutharika on the 5 April in 2012. Banda, who was also named Forbes’ Africa’s most powerful woman in 2014, failed to retain the position during the country’s May 20 presidential elections, losing to Bingu’s brother, Peter Mutharika. However, Mrs. Banda has maintained that the elections were rigged by the incumbent. She founded Joyce Banda Foundation which empowers Malawian women and offers free education to some orphans and other vulnerable children in Malawi. She is on position 40 of the Forbes’ World’s 100 Most Powerful Women.
Posted on: Sat, 27 Dec 2014 08:49:21 +0000
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