Africa: AWLN Convenes High-Level Meetings to Advance Women’s Leadership on the Margins of the 39th African Union Summit

Africa: AWLN Convenes High-Level Meetings to Advance Women’s Leadership on the Margins of the 39th African Union Summit

On the margins of the 39th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, the African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) convened a High-Level Meeting including a Closed Session and the Ninth Edition of the EWA Breakfast in Addis Ababa on 13 February 2026. These strategic gatherings served as a vital milestone as the Network prepares for…

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African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Elders High-Level Advocacy Meetings Side Events On the Margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government

African Women Leaders Network (AWLN) Elders High-Level Advocacy Meetings Side Events On the Margins of the 39th Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly of Heads of State and Government

What: On the margins of the 39th African Union (AU) Heads of State Summit, women leaders, convened under the auspices of African Women’s Leaders Network (AWLN), will mobilize around a high-level advocacy agenda to accelerate women’s full, equal, and effective participation in leadership and decision-making. The programme opens with the 9th Empowering Women in Agriculture…

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Trump working to arrange summit between Putin, Zelenskyy after Monday’s White House meetings

Trump working to arrange summit between Putin, Zelenskyy after Monday’s White House meetings

Washington — President Trump is working to coordinate a meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, which would be the first face-to-face interaction between the two leaders since Russia invaded Ukraine more than three years ago.  Asked about arranging the meeting on Tuesday, Mr. Trump said on Fox & Friends that…

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Israel-Hamas war rages after Trump-Netanyahu meetings, as 15 civilians reportedly killed at Gaza health clinic

Israel-Hamas war rages after Trump-Netanyahu meetings, as 15 civilians reportedly killed at Gaza health clinic

Tel Aviv — After five days of negotiations in Qatar and two meetings in Washington between Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Trump, there was still no ceasefire agreement for Gaza on Thursday, as Netanyahu prepared to leave Washington to fly back home. At the start of the week, the Trump administration sounded optimistic that a…

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