The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) have approved a loan of $50 million to Nigeria’s First City Monument Bank (FCMB) to channel to local enterprises and women-empowered businesses in the agribusiness, manufacturing, healthcare and renewable energy sectors.

Tunisia’s Minister of Women, the Family and Elderly Affairs, Imen Zahouani Houimel, has stated that the ministry is involved in consultations with relevant stakeholders to launch a national dialogue aimed at reducing violence against women in public and private spaces, alongside gender-based heinous crimes.

President Kagame has stated that achieving gender equality in technology and innovation is a part of the wider struggle to guarantee equal rights and opportunities for women and girls in Rwanda.

A Community based Organization in Kenya, Pastoralist Gender Initiative, has encouraged women living with disabilities in Isiolo to vie for elective posts in the forthcoming General Election for better representation in governance.

The Lagos Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), has seen a change in its leadership composition as Dr Chinyere Almona has been announced as the new Director-General of the Organization.

The Nigeria Association of Women Entrepreneurs, NAWE, has called on government at all levels and international agencies to encourage more women in sustainable agriculture.

Zimbabwe’s First Lady, Amai Auxillia Mnangagwa, has unveiled a national call centre in the country to provide gender-based violence (GBV) victims and survivors with a solid care package and response service in the wake of a surge in domestic violence cases.