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* Women leaders from 35 African countries come to Dahkla for conference on role of women in the continent’s development *

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Lemag/MAP (Dakhla, Morocco, May 10, 2014) ― The first Africa Women’s Forum kicked off Friday in Dakhla with the participation of high-level women leaders from 35 African countries.

The meeting brings together women ministers, MPs, and councilors from Angola, Benin, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Gabon, the Ivory Coast, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritania, Libya, Mali, Madagascar, Senegal, Tanzania, and Sierra Leone, among other countries on the continent.

The event, which provides an opportunity to discuss women’s leadership issues and their contribution to the development of the African continent, was organized at the initiative of the Council of the Moroccan Expatriate Community (CCME) and the International Institute for Security and Development, in partnership with the Wilaya of the region of Oued Ed-Dahab-Lagouira.

In a statement to MAP, Naima Korchi, president of the International Institute for Security and Development, and also president of the Foundation of Africa Women’s Forum, said the Forum will help discuss the experiences of participating countries in women’s leadership and their role in Africa’s development, adding that the first edition seeks to look for ways to promote female African leadership in the economic, political and legal fields.

Dakhla, Morocco. Photo: MAP

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