- 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: All Africa
A workshop to promote women's participation in politics kicked-off in Douala yesterday.
Source: Leadership
A Sokoto-based prominent woman politician, Hajiya Inno Attahiru, urged the First Lady, Dame Patience Jonathan, to set up a special fund for women in politics as the 2015 general elections drew nearer.
Source: New Security Beat
"During the liberation war," Rwandan President Paul Kagame said in a 2010 speech, "soldiers used to sing a song praising the mothers who had carried them on their backs as babies, nurtured them, and taught them the values that ultimately informed the vision for this nation."
Source: Ventures
Six African women have joined the group of final contenders vying for the Empretec Women in Business Awards, organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD).
Source: Nehanda Radio
As we inch towards the 2018 elections, the country looks poised to seeing some women names on the ballot as candidates for the country's highest office — the presidency — in an apparent wave of the feminisation of political leadership.
Source: Al Arabyia News
In Tunisia, the person who dared to remove the flag of an extremist organization from the roof of an arts and humanities college was a woman, not a man. It was Khaoula Rashidi who confronted extremist Salafists and kept the Tunisian flag raised. The person who stood up against the country's justice minister and thwarted his plans was also a woman. Judge Koulthoum Kennou, president of the association of Tunisian magistrates, launched a campaign against the minister - who belongs to the Islamist Ennahda party - and succeeded at preventing him from subjugating the judiciary to serve his party's interests.
Source: Africa Science News
Global children's charity, Plan International has called on governments in Africa to invest in girls´ education in order to create an even-playing field for men and women in leadership positions and to improve the numbers and influence of women in all political decision -making structures.
Source: Al Jazeera The "men only" signs may no longer be needed for a U.N.-supported men-only conference on gender equality, plans for which were unveiled earlier this week by leaders of Iceland and Suriname.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Tunisia’s legislative elections, scheduled for October 26, 2014, are a significant step in the country’s transition to democracy. Three years after its first free elections, to select a National Constituent Assembly in charge of drafting a new constitution, Tunisia has consolidated the protection of human rights in important ways.
Source: BBC News Africa
Sitting before a big screen with a list of key bullet points, women are busy taking notes about how to become Tunisia's next political leaders.
Source: Tunis Afrique Presse
"47% candidates for the upcoming parliamentary elections are women with only nearly 12% are heads of list," Secretary of State for Women and Family Affairs Neila Chaabane said Monday.