In Africa, the open bet of parity in politics

In sub -Saharan Africa, politicians are starting to break the glass ceiling. Thus, in Ghana, Jane Naana Opena-Agyemang has occupied the post of vice-president since January, while Netumbo Nandi-Nandaitwah was elected president of Namibia in December, notes the German media German wave.

The continent also has several first ministers, like Victoire Tomegah-Dogbé in Togo, Saara Kuugongelwa-Amadhila in Namibia, Robinah Nabbanja in Uganda or even Judith Suminwa Tuluka in the Democratic Republic of Congo.

The “Global report on the gap between the sexes” of 2023 confirms these positive trends for certain countries. He notably underlines that Rwanda and other countries in sub -Saharan Africa, such as Namibia and South Africa, “have filled more than 70 % of the overall gap between men and women” in matters of equality economic, access to education, health and political life.

Promising advances in Tanzania

In Tanzania, for example, the president, Samia Suluhu, candidate of the Chama Cha mapinduzi party (CCM), will face another politician in the general elections of October 2025: Dorothy Sumu, of the Alliance for Change and Transparency.

This president was criticized for her management of local elections last year, during the persecution of political opponents were frequent, reports Deutsche Welle. Despite everything, the accession of Samia Suluhu to the presidency is a sign of promising advances, estimates Rose Reuben, Director of a Tanzanian association for women in the media: “Women presented themselves in this position, but most of them came from opposition parties. This is the first time that the

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