Africa-Press – Angola. The First Lady of the Republic, Ana Dias Lourenço, appealed, this Thursday, in the city of Praia, Cape Verde, for the public discussion of gender equality on the continent, in order to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda of the United Nations and 2063 of the African Union.
“Gender equality is an issue that must be at the center of public discussion in Africa, not only because it is a human rights issue, but also because it is fundamental to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals”, said Ana Dias Lourenço. , in the high-level panel on “Global Influence and Leadership of the First Ladies”, which takes place in Cape Verde, on the sidelines of the 6th edition of the Tropics Business Summit.
Female leaders are of “vital importance”, for the affirmation of Africa in the world, through their voice, strength and conviction, stressed Ana Dias Lourenço, who appealed to all African women to fight for their “legitimate place”, for Africa to recognize the true role and mission to be played by each woman.
It therefore appealed to its counterparts in other countries to use their influence to resolve issues that affect the social, economic, environmental and technological well-being of women.
Ana Dias Lourenço, who is in Cape Verde at the invitation of the PALOP counterpart from that African country, Débora de Carvalho, recalled that each woman has a role and a mission to play in the family, home, work, company or community where It’s inserted,
The First Ladies on the panel interact with a diverse array of women leaders representing a variety of expertise and ideas, but sharing a common goal: accelerating the promotion of gender equality and the empowerment of women in their own communities and across the continent African.
The Tropics Business Summit is an annual pan-African event that aims to bring together entrepreneurs, policy makers and community makers, innovators and companies, providing them with a broad platform for contacts and business, covering all African markets, and for the sixth year consecutive year brings together more than 350 speakers, nearly 500 journalists and media professionals and more than 350 startups, investors and 50,000 online participants.
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