Five of Africa’s most controversial first ladies past and present

Mary Ayen

Mary Ayen is the wife of Salva Kiir, president of Africa’s newest country, South Sudan. Although she is not well-educated, Ayen was a vocal fighter for the secession of the south from the rest of Sudan.

Since then, she is been made a major-general in the army by her husband. This is apart from the fact that she is accused of profiting off disputes in South Sudan.

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