On 29 January 2009 in Addis Ababa, on the margins of the 12th African Union Summit, the Selection Committee of the African Gender Award, chaired by Ms. Bineta Diop in the absence of Hon. Ambassador Gertrude Mongella, President of Pan African Parliament, elected His Excellency President Armando Guebuza of the Republic of Mozambique to receive the 2009 African Gender Award. Read More >>

AWARD 2009 - Field Visit to the Recipient Country

Following Mozambique election, and in preparation of the African Gender Award Ceremony the Selection Committee was invited to an audience with the President Guebuza on August 28th 2009.
A Delegation of the Committee was set up to organize a field visit to Maputo to offer their personal congratulations to H.E. President Armando Guebuza for his election as recipient of the 2009 Award. Read More >>

AWARD 2009 - Publications

• Programme
• Report
• Speeches (Speeches available in the Ceremony videos)
  • Speech by HE President Abdoulaye Wade of the Republic of Senegal
  • Speech by HE President Armando E. Guebuza of the Republic of Mozambique
  • Speech by Honorable Dr. Gertrude Mongella

AWARD 2009 - Media

• Photos
• Videos
  • Ceremony video 1 _ video 2
  • Guebuza impresiona Mulher
  • Wade Avocat du Genre
• Press Releases
  • AGFA 2009 PRESS RELEASE English/French
  • Info note post press conference - Press conference gallery
  • AGFA 2010 PRESS RELEASE English/French
• Press Digest
  • AIS Info 24 Le president mozambicain recoit le Prix africain d'excellence
  • All Africa com Mozambique Guebuza Receives African Gender Award
  • Club of Mozambique Guebuza Receives African Gender Award
  • En 24hr TROISIEME EDITION DU PRIX FAS Le president mozambicain honoré par Me Wade 03/04
  • Forum Mulher mozambique award
  • Gender Links Mozambique progress on women's rights honoured
  • Le Matin PRIX AFRICAIN EN FAVEUR DU GENRE Les femmes honorent le president Guebuza
  • LE Messager TROISIEME EDITION DU PRIX FAS
  • Maputo.com.mz African Gender Award entregue a Guebuza
  • NEWS Genre Armando Guebuza lauréat du Prix Africain d'Excellence Genre 2009
  • Senegal_Post_Mozambique
  • South African republic WEEKEND NEWS BULLETIN No 093 Mozambique
  • Sowetan Guebuza is gender right
  • The African Seer Mozambique Guebuza Receives African Gender Award
  • The southern Times Mozambique progress on women rights honoured 12/04/2010
  • The Sunday Independent Gender award for president of Mozambique
  • TImesOnline Mariella Frostrup the women who changed my life
  • Verdade Premio African Gender Award entregue a Guebuza
  • WILDAF West Africa AGFA FAS 01/04/2010
  • Zambian Watchdog Guebeza honored for championing women leadership