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
She died at the 37 military Hospital on Monday, January 24, 2022, after a short illness.
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.
Constance Ama Emefa Edjeani-Afenu
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.
