March 10, 2013 (Business Day)
KENYAN women failed to win more elective positions in the just concluded general elections, with no woman candidate winning governor and senator positions, meaning none of Kenya's 47 local governments will be led by a woman.
February 26, 2013 (All Africa)
The first assembly of Ethiopian Women's Federation was held in Adama, in Oromia Regional State at the weekend. Speaking at the opening Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Demeke Mekonnen, noted the significant contribution women continue to have in the country's new phase of development and their significant role in the on-going efforts to maintain peace, speed up development and build democracy in Ethiopia.
February 25, 2013 (CNN)
Park Geun-hye made history Monday by becoming South Korea's first female president, pledging to secure South Korea against the threat of an increasingly hostile North Korea at the same time as mending bridges with Pyongyang.
February 25, 2013 (walta info)
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education Demeke Mekonnen said women have significantly contributed in the efforts to enable the country enter a new development phase.
February 22, 2013 (Voice of America News )
The Kenyan constitution of 2010 requires that a women's representative be elected in each of Kenya's 47 counties during the next general election, which takes place on March 4. The requirement highlights the under-representation of women in Kenya's government.
February 21, 2013 (Al Jazeera)
Expectations are running high in remote region as first woman to head Afghan district promises to bring change.
February 19, 2013 (allAfrica)
Women rights activists are preparing to share Rwanda's practices in promoting gender with the rest of the world.
February 18, 2013 (Cocorioko)
Sierra Leone's First Northern Region Female Mayor Talks on Plans For a ‘Great Makeni City'
February 16, 2013 (Sudan Tribune)
A women's parliamentary caucus in South Sudan's border state of Warrap has called for enactment of laws which upholds and respect women's rights and protects them from domestic violence, asserting that across the country women still faced considerable challenges.
February 11, 2013 (Sudan Tribune)
When Sudanese President Omar Bashir and South Sudanese President Salva Kiir signed a series of agreements on September 27 in Addis Ababa, they signaled their governments' commitment to peace and cooperation between their two countries. However, since that time, implementation of these agreements sadly has been lacking.
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