The Queen Consort of the Warri Kingdom, Olori Atuwatse III, alongside other notable African women, has emphasised the importance of harnessing women’s potential, empowerment and leadership skills to contribute to the socio-economic and political future of the continent.

She spoke when women from diverse fields converged in Cape Coast, Ghana, for the 2025 Women Allying Women Conference, a brainchild of Elevate Africa.

Delivering a keynote address at the well-attended conference, the Founder of Elevate Africa and Queen Consort of the Warri Kingdom, 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.

The Queen Consort lamented the diminished role of women in formal decision-making spaces outside the home, particularly in business and politics, and called for a course correction. She also stressed that modern royalty demands a complementary role for both male and female leadership in building a thriving society.

She further called for constitutional reforms to ensure the inclusion of more queens, mothers and female traditional leaders in local and traditional councils.

Outlining the vision of Women Allying Women as a platform for collaboration, she said it was designed to reshape 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.

“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,” the Queen Consort stated.

Elated Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority, Mrs Maame Houadejote, described the conference and the accompanying festival as a game-changer and an opportunity to boost both the economy and the culture of Cape Coast.