- 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: The Observer
The Speaker of Parliament, Rebecca Kadaga wants the President Museveni to appoint a woman to a level of prime minister.
Source: Daily Trust
Since the establishment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN), men alone decided the constitutionality of Nigerian laws until Wednesday, June 8, 2005 when Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar was elevated to the Supreme Court bench.
Source: Diplomat
When Fadumo Dayib announced her bid to run for President of Somalia on national TV last year, people thought she was crazy. Somalia's violent history and the life-threatening conditions that the country's politicians and activists face on a daily basis makes Dayib's choice to run for office— especially as a woman in a patriarchal culture—a brave one. "People just can't understand why I would do such a thing," Dayib says.
Source: Angola Press
Luanda - Angolan women have not yet reached 50 percent in the decision-making bodies, as established by Southern African Development Community (SADC).
SOURCE:All Africa
The Administrations of the Southwest and Galmudug States in Somalia have launched symposiums to discuss the process of electoral transition; and Puntland and Jubaland States also embarked on regional level consultations focusing on the proposed electoral process for next year's election on Monday (November 16).
Source: All Africa
Minister for National Solidarity, Family and Women's Affairs Mounia Meslem Si Ameur declared Thursday in Charm El Cheikh that Algeria will spare no efforts to achieve the initiatives seeking the promotion of Arab women.
Source: All Africa
Wife of United States President, Michelle Obama, US Secretary of State,Hillary Clinton, former member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa, former minister of finance, Dr Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala and former minister of education, Dr Oby Ezekwesili, have been listed among 250 most influential women in the world.
Source: All Africa
The first woman to be ordained a priest in South Africa has died, it has been announced. The Revd Canon Nancy Charton served at Grahamstown Cathedral as a lay minister and Sunday School teacher before being ordained there first as a deacon and then, in 1992, she was one of three women ordained priest by the late Bishop David Russell.
Source: All Africa
Dar es Salaam — Consideration of gender equality in the formation of a new cabinet must be upheld, activists have urged.
SOURCE:Â The Citizen
Dar es Salaam — President John Magufuli's first days in office have been characterized by his usual management style. Impromptu visits to public offices to catch lazy public servants unawares.
On Friday President Magufuli visited the Treasury and found some few empty chairs. On Monday he paid a visit to the Muhimbili National Hospital. He visit led to the suspension of both the board of directors and the acting executive director.
There is no indication that he would change his management style anytime soon. Tanzanians would keenly watch how effective that style is in improving the ineffectiveness of the civil service.
Source: All Africa
"If women ruled the world, there would be no war, there would be a bunch of countries not talking to each other." So says a "Funny Humour Joke Poster proudly made in the U.S.A", one of several dozen countries that has never had a woman leader.