Thanks to the United Nations Millennium Campaign for this uplifting story from the BBC:

Slight, pretty, sharp-eyed, and quietly firm about things - Johanna Kwedhi is Namibia's first female trawler captain. She is a living example of the empowerment of women in Namibia. Johanna captains the Kanus, one of the largest trawlers operating from Luderitz Harbour, an old port rebuilt for today's fishing boats.

It's her responsibility not only to navigate a coastline infamous for shipwrecks, but to bring in a profitable catch. The eight Millennium Development Goals world leaders signed up to in 2000 were aimed at cutting hunger and killer diseases, guaranteeing all children an education and empowering women. And this is an industry not used to women being, literally, at the helm.
Namibia's first female trawler captain

As their Facebook message said, this is a great example of UN Millennium Development Goal #3: Promote gender equality and empower women. There is a short video, made as part of a new BBC Life on the Edge series that looks at progress with the MDGs in Africa.  

Global Voices author Lova Rakotomalala reports on the President Obama's Young African Leaders' Forum last week:

When the President of the United States Barack Obama opened his remarks at the White House Town Hall meeting by telling the Ghanaian delegates that “they will see each other” again for a rematch at the 2014 World Cup, the delegates gladly accepted the challenge.

They also accepted a more significant challenge, that the development of their nation and as a matter of fact, of the continent as a whole rested primarily on the shoulders of African youth.
The Voices of Young African Leaders Heard Loud and Clear at The President's Forum

It's fascinating coverage of the forum. Please have a look!