Leading Ladies Africa

If you've ever wondered what Leading Ladies Africa is really about; beyond the events, the stories, the community, this is it.🔥 🪡🧵

Which expectation, “rule,” or unwritten law are you ready to decenter this year? Let’s talk in the comments. 👇🏾 Image and Tweet Credit: @Divayetty1 #LeadingLadiesAfrica #WomensLeadership #DecenterToCenter #LLAVoices #Sisterhood

But what if we started to decenter them? Not as an act of rebellion, but as a decision to live in the fullness of who we are, our purpose, our peace, our calling. What if we permitted ourselves to put ourselves at the front of the line for once, without guilt, without apology?🧵

For every African woman, there’s at least one rulebook she’s expected to live by. Maybe it is the expectations from family, always putting others first, being “good,” “obedient,” or “enough” in ways that weren’t always your choice. And sometimes, it is all of them at once.💔

Rebecca Pearce is running for Mayor of Bowie, and at just 23, she’s already making history as the youngest candidate to ever do so. ✨ #LeadingLadiesAfrica #BlackWomenInLeadership

Swipe through to explore; what Tech Justice really means, the risks shaping African women’s digital experiences, and the opportunities ahead for governments and policymakers When you’re done, complete this sentence in the comments👇🏽 “Tech Justice for African Women means…”

The report takes a deeper look at women’s growing participation in digital spaces, highlighting both the opportunities and the risks. It also exposes the gaps in existing policy frameworks, and what must change to ensure women are protected and empowered online.🔥

How is technological advancement shaping the African continent, and more specifically, the women within it? As more women step into the digital society, the important question remains: Is technology truly neutral, or is it reinforcing existing inequalities?🧵

Building for underserved communities is a daily grind, not a seasonal one. Toyin Ajisemola, founder of Kamoky, shares her blueprint for staying productive under pressure while protecting her mental energy. 🔗:leadingladiesafrica.org/2026/03/27/toy… #LLAVoices

She didn’t just take a seat at the table, she built bigger tables. Pipelines. Leaders. Possibilities. Because when you invest in a woman, you change everything around her. 💫 🔗:leadingladiesafrica.org/2026/04/02/9-l… #LeadingLadiesAfrica #JenniferRiria

With no banking experience, she stepped into a struggling microfinance institution, and transformed it into a force that has disbursed over $1.3 billion in loans to women with nothing but hope and grit.🧵

She walked 4km to school barefoot. Washed her uniform every night just to show up the next morning. No money. No connections. No guarantees. And still, she went on to change the lives of over 900,000 women. ✊🏾

That is the power imbalance this report is confronting. Scroll through for our key takeaways from the day and click the #LinkBelow to read the full report 🔗:globalcenter.ai/research/tech-…

📌 Dr. Mark Gaffley ( @MarkRGaffley ) , Director, Legal and Operations, Global Centre on AI Governance 📌 Victor Kapiyo ( @VKapiyo ), Legal Practitioner and Senior Researcher, CIPESA ( @cipesaug )…among others.🧵

What does it mean to build a digital future that actually works for Africa? 🌍 That was the question at the heart of the launch of Advancing Tech Justice in Africa and we were in the room for it all.🧵