7th Annual Women in Politics in Africa Conference

Advancing and empowering more women to lead and revolutionarise politics on the African continent. Cape Verde has the highest number of women occupying ministerial positions in Africa with nearly half of its 17 ministers being female, a new survey prepared by UN Women and the Inter Parliamentary Union shows. South Africa is the next highest ranked country in Africa, with 41.7%, or 15 of its 36 ministers being female. Rwanda has 11 of its 31 ministers as women, ahead of Burundi, Tanzania and Guinea-Bissau, which all come in among the top 20 positions globally. Africa has seven countries where at least 30% of ministers are women, on a list that counts 30 nations meeting this threshold, suggesting it holds a quarter of the global representation and making it only second to Europe.” – The Conference was held at the Indaba Hotel just outside Johannesburg In South Africa. Channel Africa was there to broadcast live. Our guest were:The 1st round of guests.Design Deysel she is a business consultant and organiser of the eventNokulunga Ntuli is the law expert at the department of political affairs at the African UnionThe 2nd round guestsHon. Dr Bernadette Lanai the vice president of the pan African parliament Ms Loyiso Lugayeni she is the ANC Youth League Johannesburg regionall secretary