Egypt was one of a number of countries to see events and rallies Tuesday marking International Women’s Day. Over a thousand women led a march through Cairo to Tahrir Square. In the Ivory Coast, thousands of women marched in the capital of Abidjan. The rally came one week after government forces killed seven women protesters at an all-female march.

Protester: “We want peace. We want peace because we are here and we see that you are killing our brothers, our mothers and our sisters. We’ve come out here this morning so that peace can return to Ivory Coast.”

Tuesday marked the 100th anniversary of International Women’s Day. Former Chilean President Michelle Bachelet, who now heads the U.N. Agency for Women, celebrated in Liberia.

Michelle Bachelet: “The first priority is to enhance the voices and leadership and political participation of women. The second is economic empowerment. We believe that women’s rights will be only possible if we have women in power, in terms of having access to jobs. And, of course, the better jobs will be linked to a better location. The third is of course women at the heart of peace and security. And we will be working very hard on all these areas. And the fourth is on ending violence against women.”