Louisa Atta-Agyemang from Ghana has been elected as the youngest Chairperson of the Democrat Union of Africa (DUA), an alliance of centre-right political parties across Africa.

Her historic election was uncontested, with 21 political parties participating in the voting process and giving her an overwhelming 90% of the votes.

Members of the DUA have congratulated Louisa, who also serves as the Deputy Chief Executive of the National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) in charge of Operations.

They have pledged their support to help her succeed in this new role.