A high-level women-in-power meetup at the African Union Summit just turned into a blunt call for African leaders to team up or risk watching climate pressure and old-school gatekeeping stall the continent’s game plan.
Women leaders link up in Addis Ababa
Women leaders link up in Addis Ababa
- Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah and Ellen Johnson Sirleaf steered the leadership talk.
- Addis Ababa hosted the exchange during the African Union Summit.
- Namibia’s mission co-hosted a Presidential Fireside Conversation.
- Beyond Barriers themed the focus on reshaping governance spaces.
- Nandi-Ndaitwah credited supportive male leaders for past gains.
- She argued progress did not come from women acting solo.
- Mentorship networks were pitched as fuel for lasting change.
- Sirleaf backed tighter collaboration across African women leaders.
- The African Union 2026 theme spotlights water and sanitation goals.
- Nandi-Ndaitwah flagged climate change, squeezing land and water.
- Drought is shrinking grazing zones in arid regions.
- Competition over scarce resources risks sparking instability.
