- 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: AllAfrica
Arusha — As the world celebrated International Women's Day, the International Criminal Court (ICC) this week got its first all-female presidency.
Source: Mail&GuardianAfrica
Cape Verde has the highest number of women occupying ministerial positions in Africa with nearly half of its 17 ministers being female, a new survey prepared by UN Women and the Inter Parliamentary Union shows.
Source: UN News Centre
On a rainy evening in New York City yesterday, world leaders and grassroots activists packed the Hammerstein Ballroom to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the landmark Beijing women's conference and to declare that gender equality will be achieved by 2030 only if women are at the table making decisions alongside men.
Source: All Africa
President Jacob Zuma says the African continent must pick up the pace in advancing women to Head of State positions.
‘Women in Politics’ 2015 Map launched at United Nations headquarters today reveals the “snail’s pace of progress” on gender equality and women’s participation in public and political life, prompting representatives of the UN and the Inter-parliamentary Union (IPU) to warn that such slow advancement will severely check the new global development agenda due to be adopted later this year.
Source: Nyasa Times
Malawi's former President Joyce Banda says women leaders are "risk takers; they are honest; and that they care about the people they serve".
Source: GhanaWeb
The National Women's Organiser for the New Patriotic Party (NPP), Otiko Afisah Djaba has called for support in increasing women's representation in the local Assembly elections.
Source: Inter Press Service
Women's participation in decision-making is highly beneficial and their role in designing and applying public policies has a positive impact on people's lives, women leaders and experts from around the world stressed at a high-level meeting in the capital of Chile.
Source: ANGOP
March 2nd is the day consecrated to the Angolan women, in recognition of their role in the struggle of resistance of the Angolan people against the Portuguese colonial occupation.
Source: IPS
Women's participation in decision-making is highly beneficial and their role in designing and applying public policies has a positive impact on people's lives, women leaders and experts from around the world stressed at a high-level meeting in the capital of Chile.
Source: The Guardian Nigeria
AS Nigerians count down to the rescheduled Presidential election slated for March 28, the support base of the All Progressives Congress (APC) and its presidential candidate, General Muhammadu Buhari (rtd) got a boost last week from Umoji Women Association, Umuoji of Anambra State, Lagos Branch.