Middle East and North Africa
July 25, 2012
Sudan: N. Bahr el Ghazal elects first female speaker amid controversy
Northern Bahr el Ghazal’s Legislative Assembly held a parliamentary ceremony on Monday to swear in the state’s first female speaker, days after the house approved a new cabinet in controversial circumstances.
July 23, 2012
Zambia: Women’s movement welcomes Dlamini-Zuma election
THE women’s movement has welcomed the election of South Africa’s Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as African Union Commission (AUC) chairperson, with a call on her to embark on conflict resolution and poverty eradication.
July 18, 2012
Ghana: Obstacles facing female politicians – Making it Compulsory to have Women in Ghana’s Parliament
Beatrice Boateng, a member of parliament with the New Patriotic Party, Ghana’s official opposition to the ruling New Democratic Congress, has earned her place among the country’s lawmakers. As she takes her seat in parliament, she does so having overcoming the numerous obstacles that face al
July 17, 2012
South Sudan: Can South Sudan under Salva Kiir become a better place to be a woman?
July 13, 2012
Kenya: Ijara Women Protest Domination By Male Politicians During Elections
MORE than 500 women from Ijara district in Garissa county yesterday protested alleged misuse by men during elections. Interestingly, the protesters were not activists but housewives who said the burden of inefficient leadership imposed on them by men in the region is unbearable.
July 12, 2012
UN Women: Following elections, proportion of Senegal’s female parliamentarians almost doubles
The number of female elected parliamentarians in Senegal’s National Assembly has almost doubled thanks to the impact of new parity laws on the July elections
July 12, 2012
Somaliland: Women Demand Share of Political Seats
Parliament has been asked to ensure articles 8 and 36 of the Somaliland constitution are adhered to.
July 12, 2012
Rwanda: Women breaking glass ceiling in Rwanda
GINNY STEIN, REPORTER: What is happening in Rwanda borders on revolutionary. Women occupy some of the most important government ministries and make up more than half of the country's MPs.