Afri Diplomat, a Pan-African magazine that spotlights the diplomatic missions of African nations within Africa and diaspora is set to host Women of African descent in global diplomacy at Fraser Suites Abuja next month.

The summit which is an advancement of its ‘Women In Diplomacy’ edition recently released with ‘Power List 50 Women In Global Diplomacy’, will be held under the theme ‘Deepening Inclusive Diplomacy’.

According to the organizer and Editor-In-Chief of the magazine, Sòókò Deji Ajomale-McWord, the summit will recognise and celebrate the difference women make in the field of diplomacy. It will be advocacy platform for stressing the need for inclusion of more women in key decision-making positions.

“To put things in perspective and without having to travel far, there are more than 100 ambassadors on foreign missions to Nigeria, but barely 10 of them are women. This goes to show the need for some gender balancing act in the world of diplomacy. This is why we are doing this.”

The event is expected to be headlined by Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs for States, Bianca Odumegwu-Ojukwu, and Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Imaan Sulaiman-Ibrahim.

The event will serve as conversational convergence and platform for formal recognition of purposely and meritoriously selected honorees of ‘Power List 50 Women of African Descent n Global Diplomacy’.

The list includes Kenya’s Former Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Monica Juma, Former Chairwoman of UN IOM; Kenyan’s Cabinet Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Amina Mohamed; Former Foreign Minister of Tanzania, Dr. Monique Nsanzabaganwa; immediate past deputy Chairperson of African Union, Kongit Sinegiorgis; Chairman/CEO of Nigerians in Diaspora Commission, Hon. Abike Dabiri-Erewa; Nobel Peace Prize Nominee, Zuriel Oduwole; Secretary General of African Civil Aviation Commission; Adefunke Adeyemi and Secretary-General of the Commonwealth of Nations, Mia Motley.