Sierra Leone‘s parliament has unanimously approved legislation that will ensure that one-third of its members and one-third of all local councillors are women.
The bill will now be signed into law by President Julius Bio.
Despite the fact that it was a key promise in his 2018 election campaign, it took cabinet three years to approve the draught.
A previous version was withdrawn due to a technicality.
Only 19 of Sierra Leone’s 146 members of parliament are women at the moment.