Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa and the MILEAD Fellows Network proudly
and unequivocally endorse Dr. Satang Nabaneh of The Gambia for election to the African Committee of Experts on the Rights and Welfare of the Child (ACERWC).
A 2010 MILEAD Fellow of the Moremi Initiative for Women’s Leadership in Africa, Dr. Nabaneh exemplifies the very best of African leadership- an accomplished scholar-activist, principled human rights champion, and globally respected thought leader whose life’s work has advanced the rights, dignity, and protection of women and children across the continent.
“Dr. Nabaneh is a true treasure, a champion of rights, and an advocate we can always count on for thought leadership, professional guidance, and action. She consistently stays true to our shared principles as defenders of human freedom. She is one of the most effective and vital advocates in the African human rights community today.”- Mawuli Dake, Co-Founder of Moremi Initiative.
Her exceptional combination of deep scholarship, lived advocacy, and institutional leadership- from shaping landmark child-protection and gender-justice laws in The Gambia to contributing to normative development within African human rights systems- makes her exceptionally qualified to serve on the ACERWC. She brings not only intellectual rigor, but also moral clarity, practical experience, and an unwavering commitment to the African Children’s Charter.
At a time when Africa’s children need credible, courageous, and visionary guardians, Dr. Nabaneh stands out as a candidate of outstanding merit.
We respectfully urge all AU Member States to support and vote for Dr. Satang Nabaneh at the February 2026 elections in Addis Ababa- in the best interests of Africa’s children and the future of our continent.
ABOUT MOREMI INITIATIVE: Moremi Initiative is a leading and pioneer organization promoting women’s leadership and social justice in Africa. Our investments in transformational leadership over the past two decades continue to inspire and equip a new generation of women leaders in politics, business and communities across the continent. Our flagship MILEAD Fellows Program is one of the most competitive and impactful leadership initiatives on the continent today, attracting some of the continent’s most exceptional emerging leaders each year.
ABOUT MILEAD FELLOWS NETWORK: The MILEAD Fellows represent some of Africa’s most extra-ordinary young women leaders with the courage and commitment to lead and shape the future of their communities and Africa as a whole. The MILEAD Fellows are visibly contributing to the transformation of the African continent, and to a better life for their people. The Fellows represent 46 African countries and the Diaspora and constitute a truly pan-African network and diversity- with multi–disciplinary academic, professional and social backgrounds. This new generation of African women leaders are at the frontlines of the struggle for change- providing the bold, visionary and inspirational leadership needed to lift Africa to its rightful place on the global stage.
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