UNIFEM set up a network of African Women Economists at a seminar on 'Fostering African Women’s Participation in Economic Policy Formulation and Monitoring,' held in Saly Portudal, Senegal from 29 October-3 November. Over 50 people from Central and West Africa attended the seminar, including governments representatives, technical advisors on economic and trade issues parliamentarians, journalists, UN officials, women activists and members of NGOs.