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BY Nii Ntreh, 5:00pm November 15, 2019,

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

by Nii Ntreh, 5:00pm November 15, 2019,
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Fatima Bio. Photo Credit: The Calabash Newspaper

Fatima Bio

She was already a successful actress and screenwriter before Sierra Leonean President Julius Maada Bio married her in 2013. In 2018, they became the first couple.

As a young and successful woman would expect, Fatima has been unfairly accused of being a “beauty without brains”. It has become a launchpad for other misogynistic ad hominems aimed at her.

But in 2018, she got herself into trouble by suggesting that female genital mutilation is not as bad as activists say. As a circumcised woman herself, Fatima drew upon her experience saying she has had no problems with her sexual health and well-being.

Last Edited by:Kent Mensah Updated: November 15, 2019

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