Over 30 years since declaring independence from Somalia in 1991, the Republic of Somaliland has established itself as a paragon of stability in a tough neighbourhood.
Papua New Guinea (PNG) is one of only five countries in the world that have no female members of Parliament (alongside Yemen, Qatar, Micronesia, Vanuatu) and is below the global average of 23% female representation in Parliament.
Zimbabwe is scheduled to hold elections in 18 months’ time, but women are reluctant to have their faces appear on ballot papers.
A game of political one-upmanship is being witnessed among the major political parties ever since Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra promised 40% party tickets to women candidates and made some populist announcements for them ahead of the 2022 Uttar Prad
This article is the first in a two-part series examining the impact of gender quotas.
This article is the first in a two-part series examining the impact of gender quotas.
Kwara State Governor, Abdulrahman Abdulrazaq, has signed into law a bill that makes it mandatory to have at least 35 per cent women appointees in the State Executive Council and other classes of political appointments.
Somalia's federal electoral agency is urging all regional polls supervisors to ensure that at least 30 percent of seats in the Lower House go to women.
By ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki
As in 2008, 2010 and 2014, none of the female candidates standing in Tonga’s 2021 general election were successful.
By ‘Ofa-Ki-Levuka Guttenbeil-Likiliki
As in 2008, 2010 and 2014, none of the female candidates standing in Tonga’s 2021 general election were successful.
Women from across the political spectrum are calling on President Mokgweetsi Eric Masisi to appoint an equal number of women and men to the Constitutional Review Commission.