Rwanda: Gender Forum Roots for Women Involvement in Peace, Democracy

African countries should empower women so that they can play an active role in peace building and democratisation, participants at the just concluded Gender Pre-Forum in Kigali said.

Speaking at the last session of the forum, Amb. Fatuma Ndangiza, the Deputy Chief Executive Officer at the Rwanda Governance Board, said: "Investing in women to build peace and democratisation will definitely pay off if it is done right from the grassroots."

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