- 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: Cameroon Tribune
Elections stakeholders ended a two-day workshop in Yaounde on August 14.
Source: capital FM
The Kenyan chapter of the Federation of Women Lawyers (FIDA) has asked the Independent Electoral and Boundaries Commission (IEBC) to lower the nomination fees for women in all elective posts.
The gathering in a well-lit Sierra Leone classroom comes off as remarkably joyful. “By my side… by my side…” chants a group of vibrantly-clad women, swaying and clapping in unison. “No longer men in front and the women at the back, but women and men walking side-by-side.”
Source: Leadership
Chairperson of the African Union Commission and Home Affairs Minister, Dr Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma has challenged women to this month concentrate their activities on making sure that they remove barriers to their economic emancipation.
Source: LA Times
CAIRO — When Islamist President Mohamed Morsi was elected in late June, he promised to represent all Egyptians by forming a government inclusive of women, Christians, youth and even artists and intellectuals.
Source: Al Jazeera
This article isn't about elections. In fact, passing a pleasant but rather uneventful summer on holiday in Libya, I felt no compulsion or desire to say anything about the country's recent elections, which went better than anyone had anticipated, barring a handful of incidents that were quickly contained.
The Pretoria-based Institute for Security Studies (ISS) says Southern Africa is making marked progress in terms of both the number of women in security service institutions and the number of women deployed in UN peace missions.
Source: IPS
Dakar — A record number of women were sworn in as legislators as Senegal's new parliament was inaugurated on Monday.Sixty-four women now have seats in this West African country's 150-member National Assembly, thanks to a law on gender parity.
Source: African Elections Project
Libya's Parliamentary results released last Tuesday indicates that 32 women were elected from the parties and one an independent candidate, said Samira Massoud, acting president of the Libyan Women's Union (a growing national organization with membership in the thousands).
Speaking for the first time since her election to the chair of the African Union Commission, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told a gathering of the ANC Women's League that she would not be a lackey of South Africa's own interests in her new position.
Source: Angola Press