Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center
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Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center
@EJSCenter
The EJS Center was founded to be a catalyst for change across Africa, by helping unleash its most abundant untapped power — its women.
Monrovia Katılım Şubat 2020
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Who brings women into the room when the room was never built for them? Other women do. Watch Amujae Leaders Aya Chebbi and @SaharAlbazar share what that means for them:
"It is radical for women to support women and to build sisterhood. " Aya Chebbi, of @_Nalafem
"Women in politics need safe spaces, places where we can grow, share, and lead without fear." Sahar Albazar, MP, Egypt
The Amujae Initiative was built on both of these truths: that women need to be prepared and positioned for power, and that the ecosystem around them must be strong enough to sustain them when they get there.
#GapZero #Amujae #RightsJusticeAction #CSW70
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Join the EJS Center at #CSW70 in New York as we introduce Musiehjah – The African Women’s House, a pan-African hub advancing women’s public leadership and the world’s first presidential center dedicated to a woman head of state, our founder @MaEllenSirleaf. Register to attend: secure.qgiv.com/for/ejspfec/ev…
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In New York for #CSW70, register here to attend our side event: secure.qgiv.com/for/ejspfec/ev…
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The EJS Center is at #CSW70 advancing women’s public leadership. Our ED, Ellen Pratt, will be joining Liberia’s dialogue on ending FGM, and we will convene a side event introducing the building of Musiehjah – The African Women’s House, a pan-African hub for women leaders & the world’s 1st presidential center for a woman leader @MaEllenSirleaf. Currently in New York? Register to join us👇🏾
@OpenSociety @GenderLiberia
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@JabbieUmar @CJMarthaKoome Yes she served as Chief Justice 🇸🇱between 2008-2015. All the date is available via: ejscenter.org/data-hub/
We highlighted Chief Justices currently serving
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@EJSCenter @CJMarthaKoome Chief Justice Umu Hawa Tejan Jalloh Sierra Leone 🇸🇱
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How many women serve as Chief Justice across Africa's 54 nations?
Five.
🇿🇦 Chief Justice Mandisa Maya
🇳🇬 Chief Justice Kudirat Kekere-Ekun
🇰🇪 Chief Justice @CJMarthaKoome
🇷🇼 Chief Justice Domitilla Mukantaganzwa
🇲🇺 Chief Justice Rehana Mungly-Gulbul
On this International Day of Women Judges, we celebrate each one of them and call for many more women judges to rise to the highest seats of justice across the continent.
@RwandaJudiciary @Kenyajudiciary @OCJ_RSA
#InternationalDayOfWomenJudges #WomenJudges #Africa #AccessToJustice #EJSCenter
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On this day in 2020, former President @MaEllenSirleaf officially launched the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development with the inaugural Amujae Initiative cohort.
Six years later, the work continues.
Over 50 Amujae Leaders across 20+ African countries, a Data Hub tracking women’s representation in all 54 African states, and one clear objective:
#GapZero, closing the gender gap in public leadership.
On #InternationalWomensDay, our Executive Director Ellen O. Pratt reflects on the progress made and the work ahead.
#RightsJusticeAction
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On this day in 2020, former President @MaEllenSirleaf officially launched the Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Presidential Center for Women and Development with the inaugural Amujae Initiative cohort.
Six years later, the work continues.
Over 50 Amujae Leaders across 20+ African countries, a Data Hub tracking women’s representation in all 54 African states, and one clear objective: #GapZero, closing the gender gap in public leadership.
On #InternationalWomensDay, our Executive Director Ellen O. Pratt reflects on the progress made and the work ahead.
#RightsJusticeAction
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Who truly holds the power? For Rights. Justice. Action., women need more than presence and visibility in public office. They need real influence.
Across Africa, representation has improved, but power remains unevenly distributed.
Presence in office does not automatically translate into agenda-setting authority, budget control, legislative leadership, or the power to define national priorities.
Closing the gender gap in public leadership requires reforming the systems that allocate power, not simply increasing numbers. That is the structural challenge #GapZero seeks to address.
#RightsJusticeAction
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Rights. Justice. Action. This is the demand this #WomensMonth. If women held equal power, these would not still be demands.
Rights are protected by those who hold power.
Justice is shaped by those who make policy.
Action requires women at decision-making tables.
At the EJS Center, we call for #GapZero, closing the gender gap in public leadership across Africa so women can hold equal decision-making power and advance rights, justice, and action for all women and girls.
@UN_Women @_AfricanUnion @AWLNetwork
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29% Cabinet.
23% National Assembly.
31% Senate.
Progress for women leaders in Kenya? Yes.
Real political power? Not yet.
What does real influence & authority beyond representation look like?
Last week, @MaEllenSirleaf joined Kenyan leaders for #CountryTalksKenya to push for #GapZero, closing the gender gap in public leadership
Read more: ejscenter.org/former-preside…
@BinaMaseno @CrystalAsige @WakoliCaren @MitchelleO @Badili_A @elfafrica1
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Our latest blog explores Tanzania’s 2025 elections and the tension between progress and democracy. A woman president made history, but repression followed. The lesson for Africa in 2026? Gender parity must go hand in hand with democratic accountability. Read here: ejscenter.org/tanzanias-firs…
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As 2026 gains momentum, our Amujae Leaders are already delivering; taking on new ministerial roles, advancing policy reforms, expanding access to water and health services, and influencing global conversations on development and governance. This #AmujaeSpotlight highlights their concrete leadership moments. @malado_kaba
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As 2026 gains momentum, our Amujae Leaders are already delivering; taking on new ministerial roles, advancing policy reforms, expanding access to water and health services, and influencing global conversations on development and governance. This #AmujaeSpotlight highlights their concrete leadership moments.
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As 2026 gains momentum, our Amujae Leaders are already delivering; taking on new ministerial roles, advancing policy reforms, expanding access to water and health services, and influencing global conversations on development and governance. This #AmujaeSpotlight highlights their concrete leadership moments. @cakamanzi @yakamajones
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Yesterday, we unveiled the PSELF Impact Report — a collection of stories shaped by resilience, leadership, and the everyday courage of public servants working to strengthen service delivery across the country. Friends, partners, and supporters in the pursuit of integrity, citizen-centric governance, and a renewed public service ethos came together to reflect, exchange ideas, celebrate progress, and imagine what comes next. @EPLeaders @PSCKenya @MaEllenSirleaf @EJSCenter
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Can Africa see another democratically elected female president?
According to @Mo_IbrahimFdn and @IPSS_Addis, in at least 11 countries, voters are expected to elect new heads of state. Yet Africa’s record on women’s executive leadership remains limited.
At the EJS Center, we track women’s political leadership across Africa through our Data Hub: ejscenter.org/data-hub/
If 2026 is another defining election year, it should also be a year of #GapZero, closing the gender gap in public leadership across Africa.
Check out the Data Hub here: ejscenter.org/data-hub/
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