Minister of Defense Mariya Ahmed Didi has departed on an official visit to participate in the African Women Summit 2023 held in Cape Town, South Africa.

Minister Mariya is accompanied by Defense Advisor from the Maldives to Sri Lanka Lieutenant  Colonel Hassan Amir and Military Aid Warrant Officer 2 Abdulla Rasheed Ahmed. Minister  Mariya will be a keynote speaker at the summit. 

The African Women Summit is an annual event that brings together a thriving community of women policy makers, change makers, global experts and professionals from all over Africa and the diaspora. The 2 day event provides a platform for African women  to strategize and collaborate on shared values and concerns of African women, and create lasting solutions to critical issues of sustainable peace and development in Africa. The event also provides an opportunity for women to engage, network, interact  and build partnership with sisters across the continent.