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We enter the 115th International Women’s Month at a time when the global order is under profound strain.
Wars continue in Russia–Ukraine. Devastation persists in Israel–Palestine. Tensions escalate in DRC–Rwanda. New confrontations unfold in the Middle East. Insecurity spreads across regions already burdened by fragility. Governments and institutions are urgently searching for diplomatic, security, and economic solutions.
Yet once again, the world risks searching for answers without structurally integrating women into the architecture of those solutions.
History has shown, repeatedly, that women’s leadership is not ornamental. It is stabilising. It brings negotiation over escalation, inclusion over fragmentation, and long-term peacebuilding over short-term tactical gain. At moments when geopolitics becomes rigid and adversarial, women have demonstrated the capacity to rebuild trust and reframe dialogue.
One hundred and fifteen years ago, in 1911, women from 17 countries gathered with a strategic objective: to organise for equal rights, including suffrage. Their movement was not symbolic, it was coordinated, intentional, and political.
Africa’s own history affirms this legacy of organised resistance and leadership.
In 1900, Yaa Asantewaa, Queen Mother of Ejisu, led armed resistance against British colonial authority in what became known as the War of the Golden Stool.
In 1929, thousands of Igbo women mobilised against colonial administrative injustice in Nigeria, an event remembered as the Igbo Women’s War.
In 1956, 20,000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria, declaring: “Wathint’Abafazi Wathint’imbokodo” — You strike a woman, you strike a rock.
These were not moments of passive appeal. They were moments of organised agency.
At Leading Women of Africa (LWA), we believe International Women’s Month must move beyond celebration. It must become a period of strategic positioning, coordinated thought leadership, and continental alignment.
Through the Women in Geopolitics Debate Series on the Beyond Boundaries platform, the month of March will focus on women’s influence in:
Executive political power
Governance and institutional reform
Economic sovereignty and global positioning
Africa’s voice within international diplomacy
These dialogues are not just academic. They are designed to sharpen thinking, connect leadership across sectors, and contribute to shaping policy direction at continental and global levels.
The moment demands more than participation. It demands coherence.
In a world where borders tighten, alliances shift, and global tensions escalate, women must not remain peripheral observers.
Women must be negotiators.
Women must be institutional architects.
Women must be part of the strategic tables where decisions are shaped.
This March is an opportunity:
To move from visibility to influence
To move from representation to structural impact
To align voices across the continent
To ensure institutions reflect the populations they claim to serve
The question is no longer whether women should be included. The question is how women organise to ensure they are indispensable.
Throughout March, the Women in Geopolitics Debate Series will convene continental and global voices to examine how women shape governance, security, and Africa’s strategic future.
Together, we strengthen thought leadership.
Together, we refine strategy.
Together, we shape Africa’s voice in a shifting world order.
Leading Women of Africa (LWA) invites male and female experts from across Africa and the diaspora to contribute to the Women in Geopolitics Debate Series – Season 1.
We welcome expressions of interest from:
Diplomats and former diplomats
Policymakers and parliamentarians
Academics and researchers
Peace and security practitioners
Governance and gender experts
Civil society leaders
Independent analysts and strategists
If you believe that African women’s voices must be heard, not as symbols, but as forces for accountability, institutional reform, and leadership that delivers, this movement needs you.
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