The Queen Consort of the Warri Kingdom, Olori Atuwatse III, leading other notable African women, emphasised the importance of harnessing women’s potential, empowerment and leadership skills towards contributing to the social-economic and political future of the continent.
Women across diverse endeavours had converged on Cape Coast, Ghana, at 2025 ‘Women Allying Women Conference’, a brainchild of “Elevate Africa”.
Delivering a keynote address at the well-attended conference, the Founder, Elevate Africa and Queen Consort of Warri Kingdom, the Olori Atuwatse III, said the innate leadership qualities of women in homes and communities remain a testament to their capabilities in empathy, fiscal discipline, and strategic leadership.
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The Queen Consort lamented the diminished role of women in formal decision-making spaces outside the home, particularly in business and politics, calling for a course correction.
She also noted that the modern era of royalty demands a complementary role for both male and female leadership in building a striving society, just as she called for constitutional reform to ensure inclusion of more queens, mothers and female traditional leaders into local and traditional councils.
She outlined the vision of Women Allying Women as a platform for women leaders to collaborate, reframing societal perceptions of women’s roles.
“Every day, women across homes harness leadership skills that are innate to us. We show empathy, fiscal discipline, and strategic leadership, the kind that nurtures the next generation even as we build our own future.
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“Now, we all know that the home is not just a domestic place; it is a microcosm of society that shapes the wider customs, values, structures, and norms. We are the generation that not only climbs the ladder but also steadies it and guides other women up.
“It is time to course-correct, because I can imagine what will happen when we set the temperature of nations and shape the atmosphere of continents. Incredible things. Purely incredible things,” she said.
Elated Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Ghana Tourism Author, Maame Houadejote described the event and the celebration of the festival as a game changer and opportunity to boosting the economy and culture of Cape Coast.
