- 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 World Post
For many generations, Africa has been looked upon by people around the globe as one of the world's greatest social problems. Corrupt governments, starving children and the HIV/AIDS epidemic dominated people's perceptions.
Source: The Sunday Independent
Fourteen years ago, 189 nations of the world, among them South Africa, signed a pledge that would turn into what we now know as the UN Millenium Development Goals. They would become the cornerstone with which we measure development, especially in the global south, where millions were, and continue to be, affected by extreme poverty.
Source: Telesur
The world has a lot to learn from female empowerment in Rwanda where sixty-four percent of its parliament consists of women – more than any other country in the world.
Source: The Economic Times
India has the potential to lead the world in creating just and equitable societies, the head of UN's women empowerment body has emphasised and said men and boys can play an important role in achieving gender equality.
Source: Government of Ghana
The Media Foundation for West Africa's (MFWA ) monitoring of women's participation in public discourse programmes in Ghana show that political parties have consistently sideline women in their media engagements.
Source: The Journalist
The commemoration of Black Wednesday and Media Freedom Day on 19 October marked the launch of the 2014 State of the Newsroom Report outlining some of the disruptions and challenges facing the South African news media.
Source: New Vision
Uganda should have a female president when President Yoweri Museveni retires, South African former first lady has said.
An international advocate for women and children's rights, Graca Machel said Uganda is one of the African countries that has brilliant women who have the potential of becoming president.
Source: IOL News
Career limiting, unfair and reversing the gains made on gender equality – that was how calls for the wife of the KwaZulu-Natal premier to be removed as mayor and be re-deployed to a less critical office have been viewed by activists for gender equality.
Source: New Vision
Pro-democracy activists have asked Government to start civic education ahead of 2016 general elections.
Source: Leadership Newspaper
Mrs Folake Solanke, a Senior Advocate of Nigeria (SAN) on Friday in Abuja charged female judges on the need to restore public faith in the administration of justice in Nigeria.
Source: Leadership Newspaper
The Deputy Governor of Lagos State, Mrs Adejoke Orelope-Adefulire, on Thursday urged Nigerians to intensify efforts toward curbing insecurity, abuse and violence on the Nigerian child.