- 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: allghananews.com
Ms Christiana Amarchey, Brong Ahafo Regional Programme Manager of Actionaid Ghana, on Thursday called on political, traditional and opinion leaders to endeavour to advance the political rights of women in leadership.
The secretary general of the Pan African Women's Organization (PAWO), Assetou Koite, congratulated on Friday in Luanda the women’s participation in the general elections, thus showing their citizenship duty for appearing in the polling station to vote.
Source: The Guardian
The elections taking place across Africa this year present an opportunity for a rising tide of women to take political office. An enouraging precedent was set a few weeks ago, when the proportion of women in Senegal's parliament swelled from 22% to 43%. But without action to tackle the barriers that keep women out of power, the great wave of equality may amount to no more than a trickle.
Female Senior Managers in the Office of the Premier believe that women have got strong qualities that can enable them to occupy any senior position in the public service.
Women’s representation in positions of power at the Metropolitan, Municipal and District Assemblies (MMDAs) is unacceptably low, contributing, thereby, to the low participation of women in governance at all levels in Ghana—a research report has revealed.
Mrs Juliana Azuma-Mensah, Minister of Women and Children’s Affairs, has said the women’s role in participating at all levels of decision making was a key priority on the development agenda of the government of Ghana.
Women representation in parliaments in Africa is unlikely to increase as per the international requirements, former Ugandan minister for ethics and integrity Miria Matembe said on Wednesday.
Elections stakeholders ended a two-day workshop in Yaounde on August 14.
Source: Al Jazeera
The deadline set by the international community for Somalia's transitional government is Monday.
Disagreements about who should be among the 275 members of the next parliament, however, are threatening to delay the political process and destabilise the
Source: The Herald
THE constitution-making process in Zimbabwe has been one of the most publicized issue in Zimbabwe's media in the past year with the Constitution Select Committee (Copac)'s numerous "leaked" and semi-drafts having occupied front pages of most print media for a while now.
Source: Nigerian Tribune
Regional Editor (News), Olawale Rasheed, reports the recently concluded African First Ladies Peace Mission in Abuja, affirming that Dame Patience Jonathan has re-emerged as the First Lady of first ladies on the African continent.