GUINGOUINE: Leaving behind chic gowns and catwalks to stomp in the mud in heavy work boots, Guinean former fashion model Tiguidanke Camara has made herself west Africa’s first woman mine owner. Guinean Tiguidanke Camara has changed her career, from being a fashion model to working in the mud of mines, becoming the first woman to own a mining company in West Africa. Apart from the potential economic gains, he also hopes that Tiguidanke Camara may serve as a successful role model in a region where more than 80 percent of girls are illiterate. Guinean Tiguidanke Camara has changed her career, from being a fashion model to working in the mud of mines, becoming the first woman to own a mining company in West Africa. AFP PhotoThe mining sector, dominated by the production of manganese (two mines) and gold (five mines) has been growing for a decade in Ivory Coast.

Source: New Strait Times July 05, 2017 03:45 UTC