Ex-NCWS president, Shoda, becomes first Black African elected representative on ICW board The International Council of Women (ICW) has elected Mrs Laraba Shoda, the immediate past president of the National Council for Women Societies (NCWS), as Africa's representative on its board. Shoda’s election makes her the first Black African to be so elected. READ ALSO: Nigerians In Diaspora: Meet Onyika Jackson, first Black woman, to serve as US Supreme... In her capacity as a board member of ICW, Shoda would be in charge of the African Women Council, an affiliate of ICW. Before her...