Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa

The Network for Locally Elected Women of Africa (Réseau des Femmes Elues Locales d'Afrique, REFELA) is a network of women elected local government officials in Africa. REFELA was founded in 2011.[1]

History

REFELA was founded at the first Forum of Locally Elected Women of Africa, held at Tangier in Morocco in March 2011.[2]

From 2012 until December 2015 REFELA's president was Fatimatou Abdel Malick, Mayor of Tevragh-Zeina in Mauritania. In November 2015 the Cameroonian politician Célestine Ketcha Courtès was elected to succeed Abdel Malick as president.[3] In 2019 Ketcha Courtès was succeeded as president by Macoura Dao, Mayor of Foumbolo in Ivory Coast.[4][2] 2021 was Rohey Malick Lowe, the Lord Mayor of Banjul City Council (BCC) / Gambia elected.


References

  1. ^ Paulina Moses, Local chapter of Refela elected, New Era, 27 February 2020.
  2. ^ a b Côte d’Ivoire: Macoura Dao, Maire de Foumbolo, nouvelle Présidente du réseau des Femmes Élues Locales d’Afrique (REFELA), AbidjanTV, 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ "La camerounaise Célestine Ketcha Courtès accède au trône du Refela". Le Bled Parle (in French). 4 December 2015. Retrieved 29 January 2017.
  4. ^ L'Ivoirienne Macoura Dao élue présidente du REFELA au Caire (Égypte), Media Terre, 20 June 2019.


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