Only two women have been directly elected by their populations to the presidency in African countries: President Ellen Sirleaf Johnson of Liberia in 2006 and President Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of ...

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Assuming the role Jan. 1, Alicia Johnson has made history as the first Black woman to serve in Georgia's Public Service ...

South Africa is not short on capable women who could be candidates for the presidency — what’s holding the country back is fear and outdated thinking. That’s according to several experts and political ...

Growing outrage over gender-based violence and systemic inequality has fuelled calls for a radical new political formation: an all-female, feminist-led party designed to put women’s issues at the ...

NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — When Sarah Mullally's appointment was announced, many African women bishops cheered, hoping she will breathe new life into the communion. NAIROBI, Kenya (RNS) — Anglican women ...