France, March 8 -- As the world marks International Women's Day, RFI looks at the situation in Africa. Women on the continent are closer to equality today than they were four years ago, according to the latest report by the UN and the African Development Bank, but the continent is still only halfway to achieving gender parity.

Commenting on the report'sfindings, Nathalie Gahunga, manager of the Gender and Women Empowerment Division at the African Development Bank (AfDB) said they are"a call to action for African governments to invest in Africa's women and girls for sustainable and inclusive socio-economic development that works for all, across the continent".

She emphasised that this could be achieved through evidence-based, gender-resp...