Nema Segara

Nema Segara is a lieutenant-colonel in the Malian army. She received military education since 1986 in Mali, France and the United States. She is one of Africa's most senior female soldiers.

During the Northern Mali conflict in 2013, she was number two of the Malian army in the Gao region, recently taken back from the Islamists coalition. She is the head of "militaro-civilian" action in the area.