African women are converging on Accra, Ghana, for the 9th Africa Women Conference (AWC), taking place 19–21 November 2025.
The theme of the conference is: “Legacy Meets Innovation: Women Forging New Pathways for Africa’s Sustainable Development.”
The gathering will advance strategies for integrating AI and digital tools in Africa’s education systems while preserving cultural relevance and equity.
The co-convener of the AWC, Dr. Jumai Ahmadu, said the ACCRA 2025 aims to connect generational strength with emerging technologies.
“We are here to celebrate the women who have gone ahead of us to water the ground… and explore ways we can leverage technology to ensure that things are done right, women are empowered in the right way.”
While explaining the choice of venue, Dr. Ahmadu, noted that “Ghana has visa-free policy for all Africans, which is why we chose Ghana. Ghana is one of the West African countries that have a female as their vice president. Historically, Ghana has this pre-linear culture that women are really, really given serious hereditary rights in Ghana.”
Political Inclusion
The Chairperson of Women in Parliament, and member of Nigeria’s House of Representatives, Hon. Fatima Talba, stressed the urgency of political inclusion. She said that “It is basically important, particularly now that we are fighting for a special seat in the National Assembly for women.”
She described the current representation deficit as alarming: “With 469 in the National Assembly… we have only 20 women. Totally bad”.
Talba warned that without numbers, anything that comes for women cannot pass through the National Assembly because women are not in the majority.
Talba linked low representation to poverty, saying that “If you don’t have money, you cannot contest. No matter how beautiful… nobody will care about you.”
She urged political parties to act rather than just giving one woman leader in the midst of 30 men. She advocated for more women in decision making process.
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Similarly, the former Minister of State, FCT, and RTL Foundation President, Dr. Ramatu Tijjani Aliyu, expressed high expectations for the conference.
She insisted that women must form a “critical mass in places of decision making, taking and implementation,” warning that “It is not yet Uhuru.”
On the Reserved Seats Bill, Dr. Aliyu, said women will lobby extensively: “We will lobby down to the presidency. We will lobby Mr President. Mr President is a gender-friendly leader.”
She however sounded a note of caution, warning that for the bill to be passed, it must transcend beyond lip service.
As Africa’s women meet in Accra, delegates agree that sustained pressure is necessary to transform representation and technology access. They also agree that Africa’s women must drive transformation across governance, technology and sustainable development.
Oyenike Oyeniyi