Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Experts predict the number of women who win seats in Nigeria’s Saturday elections is likely to fall below the existing 6 percent - already one of the lowest rates in the world.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation News
LONDON, Feb 12 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - "Sexist" data is making it harder to improve women and girls' lives, the world's leading philanthropic couple Bill and Melinda Gates said on Tuesday in an open letter.
Source: The Southern Times
Windhoek - During the 32nd Ordinary Session of the African Union General Assembly, held February 10-11, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, Namibia was recognised for outstanding efforts in promoting women’s rights and gender equality as well as fighting against corruption at the national level.
Source: Radio Dabanga
Kutum — Four women were seriously injured during a rape attempt by militiamen in North Darfur on Friday. The Darfur Bar Association has launched an investigation into the rape of five displaced women and girls near El Fasher, capital of North Darfur.
Source: Dalsan Radio
Puntland named the lowest number of female cabinet ministers compared to other regional states.
Out of the full cabinet, only two are female out of the 48. The full list has 18 ministers, 21 Assistant Ministers and 9 state Ministers.
Source: VOA News
NAIROBI, KENYA — Kenyan health officials say unsafe abortions are common in the east African nation with nearly half a million in one recent year. Abortion is prohibited unless, in the opinion of a trained health professional, there is need for emergency treatment, or the life or health of the mother is in danger. Advocates for less restrictive policies argue that unsafe abortions contribute to a high level of maternal deaths.
Source: DW.com
Angola has done away with criminalizing homosexuality, removing a notorious "vices against nature" provision in its penal code. Other African nations still punish people for same-sex relationships.
Source: Al Jazeera
Female Ugandan activists have slammed a government campaign to use "curvy women" as a tourism "product", which has sparked a furore in the east African nation.
Source: allAfrica
President Julius Bio has upped the maximum punishment for rape of a minor and called on the country to address its rape "scourge." The move follows an outcry over the rape of a 5-year-old girl by her male relative.
Source: allAfrica
So far 23 member states adopted National Action Plan on WPS and Africa stands the leading continent.
Source: Daily Nation
A court ruling asserting that married women qualify to inherit properties of their fathers and should not be excluded during distribution has stirred debate between defenders of women’s and men’s rights.
Source: News Ghana
Civil Society Organisations in Good Governance promotion in Africa have urged leaders across the continent to prioritise efforts, which would increase the participation of women in governance, saying they would provide the difference critical for Africa’s transformation.
Source: Reuters
NAIROBI (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When public protests erupted in Sudan over the rising cost of bread almost two months ago, women’s rights activist Hala Al-Karib did not hesitate to join the masses on the streets defying the security forces to voice their anger.
Source: UN News
Female genital mutilation, is “an abhorrent human rights violation” still affecting women and girls around the globe, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres stated in his message for the International Day of Zero Tolerance for FGM, marked on Wednesday.
Source: News Ghana
A total of 1,357 criminals were sentenced to life sentences or many years of imprisonment in South Africa between July 1 and Dec. 31 last year for various crimes related to women and children, police said on Wednesday.
Source: Global Health Now
This is a story about my best friend’s mother and my mother’s best friend. One died from cervical cancer. One survived.
Source: Business Ghana
Ghana and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) on Wednesday launched the “Our Rights, Our Lives, Our Future (O3)” Programme to enhance Comprehensive Sexuality Education (CSE) in the Africa.
Source: Daily Trust
Women leaders in Nigeria have urged political leaders to involve more women in their activities towards peaceful general elections.
Source: FrontPageAfrica
A local pro-democracy and women rights advocacy group working in Southeastern Liberia, National Institute for Public Opinion (NIPO), has raised alarm on the issue low turnout of women participating in politics in Liberia.
Source: Liberian Observer
Ministers tasked with gender and children’s affairs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) member countries have made a common position against child marriage in the region, a release has said.