Tunisia’s Minister of Women, the Family and the Elderly, Iman Zahouani Houimel, has pointed to the efforts of the government to improve the access of female entrepreneurs to information technology and communication, because of their great importance in achieving their economic empowerment.
The Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa (Réseau des Femmes Elues Locales d’Afrique, REFELA) in The Gambia, representing a network of women who are elected local government officials in the continent, has undertaken the task of training train women on politics, governance, leadership and capacity building.
The United States has stated its full support for the UN Women’s Strategic Plan which is set to affect women globally as it believes that the plan offers a solid foundation to guide the organization’s work for the next three years.
To provide a platform for female African talents, e-commerce Conglomerate, Amazon, has partnered with AGS Tribe, Africa’s female-focused community for economic growth, to deepen their diversity and inclusion efforts. Since 2019, the AGS Tribe, a women’s community with a focus on enabling women for success, has been working on creating and providing amazing opportunities for women and youths in Nigeria and Africa.
Tanzania’s President Samia Suluhu Hassan has committed herself to deal with challenges that create difficulties for women to participate actively in leadership and development.
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has said that women must help one another to achieve the desired emancipation of women in all ramifications.
United Nations Deputy Secretary-General, Amina J Mohammed has expressed her solidarity with Somali women for full and equal participation in politics and extended the support of the international community for timely, inclusive, peaceful and credible elections during her recent visit to Somalia. The country, geographically positioned in the horn of Africa, is currently in the middle of its parliamentary elections and is waiting for polls to elect members of its lower house. Notably, the UN and other international organisations have called for “advanced elections” and greater representation of women in the Somali Parliament.
