{
  "id": 1555749,
  "title": "Tonlagha Honoured among Top 100 African Women in UK",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/17/tonlagha-honoured-among-top-100-african-women-in-uk",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-17T18:30:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "This Day",
    "slug": "this-day",
    "url": "https://www.thisdaylive.com/2026/08/17/tonlagha-honoured-among-top-100-african-women-in-uk/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Esther Matthew Tonlagha Foundation's CEO, Pastor (Mrs) Esther Tonlagha, has been named among the Top 100 Most Esteemed African Women in the United Kingdom for the year 2026. This accolade was bestowed upon her during the Africa Women Summit (AWS) UK Conference 2026, which took place on Saturday at the Hilton Croydon in the UK. The conference, themed \"Her Power, Her Purpose, Her Platform,\" convened women, leaders, partners, and other stakeholders to converse on women's leadership, empowerment, purpose, and their role in fostering positive transformation.\n\nPastor Tonlagha expressed her profound gratitude for the recognition, emphasizing that it symbolized more than just the collective efforts of her foundation. She highlighted the lives that had been impacted, communities that had been embraced, and the invaluable contributions made by the team members, volunteers, partners, and supporters who had worked tirelessly alongside her foundation.",
  "summary": "Top 100 African Women in UK The Chief Executive Officer of the Esther Matthew Tonlagha Foundation (EMT Foundation), Pastor (Mrs) Esther Tonlagha, has been honoured among the Top 100 Reputable",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}