She died at the 37 military Hospital on Monday, January 24, 2022, after a short illness.
Ghana's first female Brigadier General Constance Edjeani-Afenu dies
Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu who joined the Ghana Armed Forces (GAF) in 1978 and became the country's first female Brigadier General has passed on.
Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu first female brigadier general of the Ghana Armed Forces
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Almost four decades after entering the army, she made history when she rose through the ranks to become the first female Brigadier-General of the Armed Forces on March 7, 2016.
Her appointment was ratified in March 2017 when the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Major – General Obed Boamah Akwa, conferred the rank on her.
The CDS whiles congratulating her labelled her exploits as a beacon for females in the armed forces.
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Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu
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After serving in different capacities in her home country, she was served as Ghana's deputy military advisor to its permanent mission in New York since 2013.
Brigadier General Edjeani-Afenu also participated in UN peacekeeping operations as the GhanaBatts (Ghana Battalion) in UNIFIL (1994 & 1998); MONUSCO in 2007 and UNMIL in 2009.
At a later event to honour her by a group in her native Volta Region, she encouraged young girls to hold on to their dreams and to aspire to greater heights in their chosen professional fields.
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