Who is Afrah al-Zouba, Yemen’s first female foreign minister?

Afrah al-Zouba’s appointment as Yemen’s foreign minister on Thursday is attracting attention – she’s the first woman to be appointed to that role, or any of the country’s most prominent cabinet posts.

But al-Zouba’s rise has been decades in the making, shaped by a career spanning development, diplomacy, and some of the most consequential political negotiations in Yemen’s recent history.

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