- 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: BBC
Female MPs have walked out of Kenya's parliament in solidarity with a colleague who was ordered to leave because she had taken her baby.
Source: Citizen
Blantyre — Several thousand Malawian women marched through the commercial capital Blantyre on Wednesday in a show of support for the chairwoman of the country's electoral commission amid a dispute over a presidential ballot.
Source: Gender Links
Lilongwe , 20 June: History was made on June 19 when Malawi elected the first ever female Speaker of Parliament, a development gender and rights activists say is a victory for the country’s democracy and efforts for gender inclusion. In the 55 years of independence Malawi has never had a female Speaker of Parliament.
Source: The New Dawn
As Liberia gears up for the 2020 mid-term senatorial and 2023 general elections, several women in Bomi County are calling for electoral reforms to address the prevailing political realities. Speaking during a community media forum in Tubmanburg City and GbahJarkeh both in Senjeh District Bomi County, women raised several electoral reform issues ranging from elected official tenures, women participation, sitting lawmaker vying for another elected post and among others.
Source: RFI
President Cyril Ramaphosa swears in new parity cabinet. But can his mix of allies and enemies fast-track the delivery of urgent reforms?
Source: Daily Trust
The Coalition for the Inclusion of Women in Governance (CIWG), yesterday, stormed the National Assembly to demand 50 allocation of leadership slots to women in the incoming 9th Assembly.
Source: Leadership
analysis By Zipporah Musau
In the fight for gender equality, women around the world have advanced in small and large ways. Yet for women in Africa, progress is measured in micro steps, and the struggle has a long way to go.
Source: The Namibian
By SAKEUS IIKELA and OKERI NGUTJINAZO
Female Swapo parliamentarians have only tabled five of the 60 motions in the National Assembly from 2015 to 2018.
Source: Vanguard
About 31 women are to be part of President Muhammadu Buhari's team in his second term in office. These women who come from different backgrounds have been carefully selected to head various ministries and agencies in a bid to encourage Nigerian women.
Source: DW.com
Few countries have more women in politics than Rwanda. They make up 60 percent of the lawmakers, 50 percent of the cabinet and half of the supreme court judges. But how much influence does this translate into.
Source: Capital FM
Nairobi — The vote on the two-thirds Gender Bill has flopped once again due to a quorum hitch in the National Assembly.