- 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: SA News
This is an auspicious year for our country. It is 20 years since our nation emerged from the shadow of apartheid and also the 60th milestone of extraordinary women who fought for our democracy.
Source: GhanaWeb Hajia Hamdatu Ibrahim, National Women's Organizer of the Convention People's Party (CPP), has urged civil society organizations (CSOs), the Media, and state human rights institutions, to educate men on women's rights to participate in active politics.
Source: The Star
The job is not done yet, says KATJA IVERSEN, the Chief Executive Officer of Women Deliver, a global advocacy body for women and girl's health based in New York. She spoke with Star Newspaper's journalist JOHN MUCHANGI during the recent Partners Forum in Johannesburg on the next global development agenda after end of MDGs next year.
Source: Sierra Express Media As part of the United States Embassy's commitment in the development of the Media in Sierra Leone, the Public Affairs Office of the United States Embassy in Freetown has selected Female Broadcast Journalist and General Manager of SKYY Radio, Tiana Alpha, to cover the first U.S. Commitment to Africa Reporting Tour in Washington D.C, which will occur at the end of July and beginning of August.
Source: Zambia Daily Mail Africa can only sustain its successes if its material conditions ensure that women participate fully alongside men in the production and development of the continent, says former prime minister of Mozambique Luisa Diogo.
Source: Ghana News Agency
President John Dramani Mahama has appointed 17 women to serve as Ministers of State, Deputy Ministers and Regional Ministers, in the final list announced by government.
Source: Ghana Web
The Moremi Initiative has launched the 2014 MILEAD Fellows Leadership Institute to train young women to develop their talents to create a change in their societies. Twenty-eight young women from 26 different African countries, including Sudan, Benin, Gambia, South Africa, Nigeria, Burkina Faso and Ghana, are participating in the programme.
Source: New Era
The Minister of Home Affairs and Immigration , Pendukeni Iivula-Ithana, wants women not only to lobby for the speedy implementation of gender equality but also to prove to the world that this will in general not disadvantage Namibians.
Source: Business Standard
33% reservation to women in Parliament has the potential to be a "game changer" as not only will such a step change patriarchal mindsets but also boost pro-women legislation, feels senior UN official Lakshmi Puri.
Source: Voices of Africa
Friday 4 July, Independence Day. There will be speeches, celebrations and fireworks. But these celebrations will be taking place on the other side of the world from the US, because on Friday, the central African country of Rwanda will mark its own Liberation Day.
Source: The New Times
President Paul Kagame has said that women's 64 per cent representation in Rwanda's Lower House should not be seen as an end in itself with regard to women empowerment in the country.