Botswana’s new 26-year-old Minister for Youth set to change ingrained mindset against youth in leadership

November 17, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Business & Economy, Her Story, Politics & Governance, Women in Power

At just 26 years old, Lesego Chombo has captured the imagination of a continent by becoming Botswana’s Minister of Youth, Gender, Sports, and Culture. Her appointment by President Mokgweetsi Masisi represents a profound shift toward youthful and inclusive leadership in Botswana, where over 60% of the population is under 35. This welcome and telling move…

Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim talks on transitioning from science to politics

August 29, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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Education, Advocacy & Careers, Others, Women in Power

Mauritius’s First Female President Dr. Ameenah Gurib-Fakim has noted that her risk-taking nature was her motivation to become the first female president of her country. As a Scientist, she explained that politics was a new venture she was ready to explore not knowing what laid ahead for her. In an interview on the Sania Farooqui…

LYBIA – Women in Bani Walid: “Our voices are not heard”

July 14, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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North Africa, Politics & Governance, Women in Power

To hear women’s voices in the political process, Deputy Special Representative of the Secretary General for Political Affairs (DSRSG-P), Stephanie Koury, held a dedicated meeting with women community leaders in Bani Walid last Saturday. Participants underscored that presidential elections are essential to resolving the political impasse and called for the dissolution of all armed…

Tanzania: Martha Karua deported ahead of Tundu Lissu’s trial

May 20, 2025

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Mawuko Agyemang-Fiaxe

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East Africa, Elections & Democracy, Politics & Governance, Social Justice, Women in Power

Karua, a lawyer who is a potential candidate for Kenya’s 2027 presidential election, said she was expelled from Tanzania on Sunday ahead of attending opposition leader Tundu Lissu’s treason trial. Karua, a former justice minister who has been vocal about ‘democratic backsliding’ in East Africa, said her deportation was a sign that the authorities in Tanzania would…