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Africa Roots, Global Outreach
Joined October 2017
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As I reflect on my visit to Lomé last week, I am reminded once again of the extraordinary potential of African women to lead and transform our continent.
From the remarkable women working tirelessly in our markets and communities to those serving in the highest offices of leadership, I witnessed the same strength, determination and commitment to making a difference.
But what touched me most was the power of solidarity, sisterhood and genuine care for one another. When women lift each other up, share their experiences, open doors and create opportunities for the next generation, leadership becomes more than a position. It becomes a collective force for transformation.
Our greatest strength lies not only in how far we rise, but in how many women we bring along with us.
I leave Togo deeply inspired and convinced that when African women stand together, across generations and all walks of life, there is no limit to what we can achieve.
A new week, a renewed commitment to lifting one another higher! ❤️🌍
#AfricanWomenLead #AWLN #WomenLeadership #Sisterhood #IntergenerationalLeadership #Togo #Agenda2063
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🇹🇬🤝🏾 Ce matin à Lomé, de riches échanges avec des femmes leaders de la société civile, de la sphère politique et du secteur privé togolais.
Profondément impressionnée par leur engagement, leur dynamisme et leurs initiatives en faveur du développement économique et social du Togo et de l’Afrique.
🌍💪🏾 Les femmes sont de véritables forces motrices de nos sociétés et de la transformation de notre continent !
@AWLNetwork #AfricanWomenLead #LeadershipFéminin #Togo #AWLN
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1⃣"Food security is not only a humanitarian question; it is a question of power."
At the #WorldFoodForum2026 side event "Women in Agrifood Systems: Breaking Barriers at the Frontlines of Crises," I spoke about the realities of women in conflict-affected communities across Africa.
It is time to move from recognizing women's contributions to ensuring their meaningful participation in decisions on food security, resilience and recovery. 🧵 1/2
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Let’s speak up, raise awareness and play our part in creating a future where every girl can thrive.
#InternationalDayOfTheGirl #InvestInGirls #GirlsRights #EndChildMarriage
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It was a day full of generation to generation lessons yesterday as former African female presidents led by Ellen Sirleaf Johnson shared their experiences in leadership at the Global Women Leadership meeting in New York.
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#RDCongo #UNGA81 #LeadershipFéminin
26 septembre 2026 | En marge de la 81ᵉ session de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies à New York, la Première Ministre, Cheffe du Gouvernement, Judith Suminwa Tuluka, a pris part au Global Women Leadership Forum de l’African Women Leaders Network (@AWLNetwork ), consacré au leadership des femmes et à la transformation de la gouvernance mondiale.
Dans son intervention, la Cheffe du Gouvernement a notamment mis l’accent sur :
• la participation effective des femmes aux espaces de décision ;
• leur pleine implication dans les processus de paix et de reconstruction ;
• l’intégration du leadership féminin dans la transformation économique ;
• la préparation de la relève, à travers davantage de responsabilités confiées aux jeunes femmes.
La Première Ministre a également salué l’engagement du Président de la République, Félix-Antoine Tshisekedi Tshilombo, en faveur de la masculinité positive et de la lutte contre les violences faites aux femmes et aux filles.
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Dans la série de mes activités en parallèle de la 81e session de l’Assemblée générale des Nations Unies à New York, j'ai pris part au Global Women Leadership Forum de l’African Women Leaders Network (AWLN), ce cadre stratégique qui fédère les femmes dirigeantes et celles de tous les domaines sous le leadership de l'Union africaine.
Avec mes soeurs africaines, nous avons échangé sur le thème "Réinventer la gouvernance mondiale : promouvoir le leadership des femmes pour un impact durable".
Dans mon intervention, j'ai particulièrement mis l’accent sur la participation effective des femmes aux espaces de décision ainsi que leur pleine implication dans les processus de paix et de reconstruction.
Tout en saluant l'engagement de Son Excellence Félix Antoine Tshisekedi, Président de la République et Champion de la masculinité, pour la cause de la femme africaine, j'ai par ailleurs mis en évidence la problématique de l’intégration du leadership féminin dans la transformation économique de nos pays et la préparation de la relève, à travers davantage de responsabilités confiées aux jeunes femmes.
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Deep gratitude to @ahunnaeziakonwa for her extraordinary leadership and unwavering support to women’s leadership across Africa. Thank you for helping birth the AWLN–UNDP Africa Facility for Women’s Political Leadership and turning a shared vision into action.
As you begin this new chapter at OSAA, we celebrate you and know you will remain a fierce advocate for women’s leadership at every level. Congratulations, from all of us at @AWLNetwork 💜
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As my Global Office and @WellbeingAfrica Foundation delegation continue through #UNGA81 High-Level Week, it was a privilege for my office to join The Women's Table networking breakfast at the 2026 Annual @ConcordiaSummit, convened under the theme of Advancing Human Rights and Social Progress, where I am glad to serve on the Leadership Council.
The morning brought together Mrs Cherie Blair CBE KC of Omnia Strategy LLP, Mrs Alyse Nelson of @VitalVoices, Ms Tarana Burke of @MeTooMVMT, Mrs Nitzia Logothetis of @selenidotorg, Ms Vivian Onano of the Leading Light Initiative, and Madam Bineta Ndeye Diop of the African Women Leaders Network @AWLNetwork, of which I am also a member, for a conversation on the leadership that human rights and social progress now ask of each of us.
Across decades of this work, I have found that the most lasting progress comes from women who keep faith with one another's ambitions long after the convening has closed. My thanks to Concordia for the invitation, and to every woman who took a seat at the table this morning.
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#WellbeingForAll
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Meet the speakers joining our #UNGA81 high-level dialogue on digital public infrastructure. Leaders from @_AfricanUnion , @MoCTI_SL , @WorldBankGroup , @LesothoPR and @UNDP will come together around Africa’s DPI agenda.
📅 24 Sep | 10 AM (GMT-4)
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4h5pMke
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📢 Join us tomorrow!
How can Africa move from fragmented pilots and vendor-locked silos toward country-owned, safeguards-first, population-scale DPI?
At #UNGA81, we’ll take that conversation forward through a high-level dialogue on #DPI.
🔗 Register: bit.ly/4h5pMke
📅 24 Sep | 10 AM (GMT-4)
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At @ConcordiaSummit , I was reminded of a conviction that has shaped much of my journey: women do not need to be taught how to lead. Women are already leading.
The question is whether we are willing to open doors, create space for others, and turn individual opportunity into collective progress.
For me, true sisterhood means moving beyond networking to solidarity, beyond visibility to influence, and ensuring that when one woman enters the room, she does not have to enter alone.
A woman may enter a room alone, but real progress begins when she creates space for others.
#UNGA81
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I am always thrilled to be back at Harvard @CarrCenter as a fellow. During the LINKAGES Series on “Focusing Global Philanthropy on Human Rights & Media,” I reflected on a lesson that has stayed with me since my mission to Nasir, South Sudan: protection cannot begin only when it is too late.
Human rights defenders on the frontlines need more than recognition after a crisis. They need an ecosystem that protects their courage, sustains their organisations, provides flexible and long-term support, strengthens independent voices and uses influence when lives are at risk.
Africa does not lack courageous defenders. What is needed is the commitment to stand with them, invest in them and go with them.
#HumanRights #HumanRightsDefenders #Africa #WomenPeaceSecurity
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Honoured to connect with @KGeorgieva and other eminent women leaders at the Africa–Europe Foundation Women Leaders Network during #UNGA81.
For me, these connections are about building stronger bridges between Africa and Europe, grounded in mutual respect, shared opportunity and partnerships that deliver for people.
Grateful for the exchange and the possibilities ahead.
#AfricaEurope #WomenLeaders #UNGA81 #WomenInLeadership
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Three conversations @UNDP #RSCA is taking to #UNGA81:
💻 Digital public infrastructure
🕊️ Inclusive political transitions
👩🏾💼 Women’s political leadership
📍 New York | 24-26 September
ℹ️ bit.ly/4xAvE9Y
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🎙️ Media outlets, journalists and correspondents are invited to cover the conversations, voices and commitments shaping the future of women’s leadership.
Media ONLY Registration link: awlnafrica.net/post/media-ad…
📢 MEDIA ADVISORY
Media representatives are invited to cover the AWLN Global Forum on Women’s Leadership, convened on the margins of #UNGA81.
📅 26 September 2026
🕙 10:00 AM-2:00 PM
📍 320 Park Avenue, 35th Floor, New York, NY 10022
🔗 Read the Media Advisory & register for media access:
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My deepest respect for this significant work of @AWLN_Zimbabwe and the continental network @AWLNetwork .
Over the years, this network has been nurtured with support from @GermanyUN at global level and @IrishMissionUN in Zimbabwe, with the strong convening and facilitation support of @unwomenzw
It was indeed an honour to meet with @AWLN_Zimbabwe and am grateful to vision nurtured over the years by Dr. @phumlambongcuka forme Deputy President of South Africa and former Executive Director for UN Women and Dr @BinetaDiop, former @AfricanUnion Special Envoy on Women Peace and Security.
Meeting with @AWLN_Zimbabwe @UN_Women Deputy Executive Director @vanyaradzayi focused on strengthening the Network, sustaining solidarity, amplifying women’s leadership, advancing empowerment & fostering Intergenerational Mentorship to secure lasting impact for #AllWomenAndGirls
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Just back from the African Academy for Women in Political Leadership in Kigali and #YouthConnektSahel2026, @SisawoJabou, Speaker of @GambiaNYP, is taking the next step: using her new networks and shared experiences to harness her leadership skills and passion to get things done.
@UNGambia family will continue working with Jabou to:
🔹 Connect with young women leaders and political caucuses
🔹 Strengthen young women's participation in The Gambia’s @Awln_Gambia Chapter
🔹 Build a network of young women advancing political leadership
🔹 Champion #IVY2026 and inspire more young women to lead in The Gambia
🔹Share experience with the #UN Adolescent & Youth Advisory Group
The goal is simple: more young women equipped, connected, and confident to shape the decisions that affect their future.
#AfricanWomenLead #PoliticalLeadership #AAWPL2026 @AWLNetwork #YouthLead
@UNDP @UNDPAfrica @ASG_Africa @UNOSAA1 @AWLNetwork @AU_WGYD @MoWcsw
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"Women's political leadership is not a democratic luxury or a quota to be filled. It is an imperative for the survival and development of our nations. Do not ask permission to impact your communities. Speak up in decision-making bodies, champion bold reforms on girls' education, women's economic empowerment, justice, and security. Africa in 2026 no longer has time for unfulfilled promises."
— Her Excellency Catherine Samba-Panza, former President of the Central African Republic, opening the 2026 Amujae High-Level Leadership Forum.
You can watch her full speech and more on our YouTube channel via: lnkd.in/dh2zb7uM