Spotlight on Africa: celebrating female empowerment for Women's History Month

Women receiving AI training from Unesco in Rabat, Morocco, in 2024. © Unesco

This week, Spotlight on Africa highlights women's empowerment across the continent, as March marks the beginning of Women's History Month, and International Women's Day on 8 March.

Officially recognised by the United Nations in 1977, International Women's Day (IWD) originated from the labour movements of the early twentieth century.