Christiane Ohin-Traoré, from the National Excellence Award to the Obama Foundation Leaders Program

Author: Samuel KADIOPublished on: September 17, 2026Country: Ivory Coast

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Christiane Ohin-Traoré, from the National Excellence Award to the Obama Foundation Leaders Program

Christiane Ohin-Traoré has been selected for the 2026-2027 Leaders Africa program of the Obama Foundation after winning the first National Excellence Award in August 2025 for promoting women's skills. As the founder of Women In Logistics - Africa (WILA), she works on developing female leadership in logistics. Her organization, present in 21 African countries, has supported 70 young women, with 86% finding employment. She is one of 35 African participants selected from over 150 global changemakers.

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