Pan‑African Parliament Vice‑President Zanetor Agyeman‑Rawlings Calls for Ratification of AU Violence‑Against‑Women Pact

Dr. Zanetor Agyeman‑Rawlings, the Second Vice‑President of the Pan‑African Parliament and a Ghanaian MP, delivered the keynote address at a high‑level dialogue in Johannesburg, South Africa. She urged African Union member states to urgently ratify, domesticate and implement the African Union Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls.

Agyeman‑Rawlings warned that persistent gender‑based violence threatens Africa’s Agenda 2063 goals of peace, security, sustainable development and inclusive prosperity. She called for political commitment from heads of state, gender‑responsive budgeting, improved data on women’s unpaid care work, and robust parliamentary oversight to ensure the convention translates into real protection and empowerment for women and girls across the continent.