- Ellen Johnson Sirleaf – President of the Republic of Liberia
- Joyce Banda – President of the Republic of Malawi
- Catherine Samba-Panza – Interim President of the Central African Republic
There is progress here and there on the continent regarding women's rights . We must go much further to ensure greater gender equality in Africa. It is not just a matter of justice....When women take their rightful place at the negotiating table, in the parliament and in leadership positions across society, we can unleash Africa’s enormous potential..." UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon
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Source: AWID
The role of women in various demonstrations across the Middle East and North Africa this spring provokes interesting reflections about mainstream initiatives to build capacity and train women leaders in the Global South.
Source: Mail&Guardian
The Islamist party that won Tunisia's first post-revolution election said on Tuesday it would elevate a decades-old gender equality statute to a basic law.
Ghanaian women have been advised to come together as one voice to promote issues concerning their rights to better their lot.
While female voters are turning out in huge numbers for the elections, some feminists are boycotting them. Women have been turning out in force in the early days of Egypt's parliamentary elections this week, some queuing for as long as seven or eight hours to cast their vote. But there are mounting concerns that the first election since the fall of President Hosni Mubarak will not provide the longed-for improvement in women's lives.
After repeated delays, Libya announced the lineup for a transitional government that will draft a constitution and prepare the country for elections.
Source: The Independent
Their `century’ shouldn’t be perceived as the end of men. On Sept. 21 Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff became the first woman ever to give the opening speech at UN General Assembly session. She called this ‘the century of women’.
Source: Angola Press
The chairperson of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Suzana Inglês, Friday in Luanda expressed concern about a poor adherence of women to the ongoing countrywide voter registration and update process closing its first phase on December 16.
Source: allAfrica.com
Recently, my young niece came home from school crying. We sought to know what had happened to the usually upbeat Standard Two girl. "They didn't vote for me!" she sobbed.
Source: allAfrica.com
Juba — Female Members of Parliament (MPs) in the South Sudan National Legislative Assembly complained yesterday over underrepresentation of women in the Independent Commissions and moved a motion that the names of the Chairpersons of Anti-corruption Commission with its deputy and the Chairperson of Human Rights Commission with its Deputy should be taken back to the Office of the President such that at least a woman should be among the Chairpersons to represent the 25% constitutional posts for women.
Chief Aisha Audu (nee Emeje) is a United Nations (UN) ambassador for peace and ex-wife of former Kogi State governor, Abubakar Audu. She is the gubernatorial candidate for the Justice Party (JP) in the 3 December gubernatorial polls in Kogi State. In this interview with Ruth Olurounbi, she speaks on why she is gunning for the number one position in the state.
Source: News 24
International Criminal Court countries on Wednesday agreed to nominate Fatou Bensouda of Gambia as chief prosecutor for the main war crimes tribunal, diplomats said.