Great Lakes: Leaders urged to implement affirmative action for women

Women representatives from Africa's Great Lakes region have urged their heads of state and government to implement an affirmative-action policy to ensure that half of all members of decision-making bodies are women, as set out by the African Union (AU), at all decision-making levels. This was included in a 15-point declaration the representatives made on Saturday in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, at the end of a three-day women's regional meeting.