Johannesburg, June 11, 2015 (SPS) .- The Secretary
General of Saharawi Women Union, Ms. Fatma El Mehdi, participated on
Wednesday in the Second High-Level Meeting of African women that
anticipates the XXV Summit of heads of State and Government of the
African Union scheduled in South Africa on June 15, 16, 2015.The meeting has dealt with the major challenges that prevent the effective participation of African women in the economic development of the continent.
The representatives of the 54 member countries of the AU thanked African leaders for this initiative and called for greater effort to implement the decisions.
The meeting was an opportunity to present economic initiatives that have achieved success in some African countries and some studies of the possibilities that allow women to be part of economic development. SPS
