The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) Chairperson, Hon. Dr Zainab Gimba, MP (Nigeria) has led a delegation of the CWP Africa Region on a visit to Botswana ahead of the forthcoming elections.

The Speaker of the National Assembly and CPA Botswana Branch President, Hon. Phandu Chaka Skelemani MP welcomed Hon. Zainab Gimba, in her additional role as the CWP Africa Region Chairperson, along with the CWP delegation to discuss women’s political participation and representation as key objectives of the network.

The CWP delegation met with the Executive Committees of political parties in Botswana as well as women's groups within the parties and also met with women’s civil society organisations and NGOs.

The CWP delegation were also received by the President of the Republic of Botswana, His Excellency Dr Mokgweetsi Eric Keabetswe Masisi during the visit from 12 to 14 July 2023.

According to the latest IPU data, 11.1% of Members of the National Assembly of Botswana are women (7 out of a total of 63 elected Members).

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For images of the CWP Workshop please click here.

The Commonwealth Women Parliamentarians (CWP) was founded in 1989 to increase the number of female elected representatives in 180 Parliaments and Legislatures across the Commonwealth and to ensure that women’s issues are brought to the fore in parliamentary debate and legislation. The network campaigns for gender equality in all spheres. For media enquiries, please contact communications@cpahq.org.