Shamima Muslim to represent Ghana at Women Leaders Forum in South Africa

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 93This 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 96 26."

It said 93During the trip, Mrs Obama will deliver the keynote address at a US-sponsored Young African Women Leaders Forum in South Africa."