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Middle East and North Africa

March 10, 2014
UNDP Africa head at the Commission on the Status of Women 2014

As we are approaching the deadline for the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and negotiating the Post-2015 Agenda, there is no other sub-region that better confirms that gender equality and women’s empowerment are a prerequisite, a means, and an objective of inclusive and sustainable develo

March 2, 2014
Africa: 'Africa Cannot Overcome Its Problems Unless Women Take the Lead'

The Charge d'Affaires Ambassador Michael Arietti, at the US Embassy in Banjul had said that Africa cannot overcome its problems unless women take the lead.

February 10, 2014
NIGERIA: Why Media Coverage of Women in Politics Is Poor

The media plays a crucial role in the political or electoral process. It's the ears and eyes of the public and help mould perceptions. 

February 6, 2014
Kenyan governor Kabogo apologises over single women slur

A Kenyan politician has apologised for suggesting that unmarried women are not effective leaders.

Local leaders and activists criticised the comments by Kiambu County Governor William Kabogo, saying they were demeaning to the women.

January 16, 2014
Women call for political co-existance, Zambia

FEMALE political stakeholders have condemned the violence that characterised 2013 and have implored political parties to learn to co-exist.

January 10, 2014
Puntland Women Unhappy over Representation in new Assembly

Women in Puntland have expressed their dissatisfaction with their representation in the new Puntland Parliament. Halimo Mohamed Farah, the chairwoman of Puntland Women Alliance said that they were dismayed to learn that only two women were among the 66 newly assembled legislators.

December 26, 2013
AU wants more women representation in Mauritanian politics

Nouakchott, Mauritania - An African Union (AU) observer mission to the Mauritanian municipal and legislative polls, led by former Algerian Prime Minister, Ahmed Ouyahia, has recommended that the Mauritanian government should create an environment which will allow more women participate in the cou

December 24, 2013
Sierra Leone: Kailahun Women Councilors Climax '16 Days of Activism' - Adopt Gender Model Family

Twelve women councilors in the Kailahun District, east of Sierra Leone, have climaxed the 2013 commemoration of '16 Days of Activism' with the official adoption of the 'Gender Model Family' as an antidote to poverty reduction, improved social relations and reduction in gender-based violence.

December 7, 2013
The ultimate male feminist? 5 things Nelson Mandela did for women

He was loved and admired all over the world for helping to end apartheid and heal the scars of a divided nation.