As the country moves towards its 7th General Elections in 2025, women have been motivated to start early preparations, particularly building confidence to contest.
THE Zimbabwe Gender Commission has revealed that women’s participation in all political parties is regressing with no gender equality in practice. This is despite an elaborate legislative and policy framework in Zimbabwe pushing for their participation.
The winner of the 2023 Templeton Prize is Dr. Edna Adan Ismail, a nurse-midwife, hospital founder, and healthcare advocate who has worked courageously to change cultural, religious, and medical norms surrounding women’s health in East Africa, improving the lives of thousands of women and girls in the region and beyond. Drawing from the resources of her Muslim faith, she receives this year’s award in recognition of her extraordinary efforts to harness the power of the sciences to affirm the dignity of women and help them to flourish physically and spiritually. Her many achievements include the founding of the Edna Adan University and Edna Adan Hospital, which has significantly reduced maternal mortality in Somaliland, and her tireless campaign to end female genital mutilation (FGM) around the world.
The National Elections Commission and registered political parties in the country have reaffirmed their commitments to implement a memorandum of understanding that requires a minimum 30 percent quota for females in the 2023 elections.
ADDIS ABABA, ETHIOPIA —
Ethiopian journalist Melkamsew Solomon broadcasts a weekly radio program, Yimechish, which focuses on rural women in Ethiopia.
For a collaborative approach, the FAO in conjunction with the Ministry of Fisheries, Water Resources, and National Assembly Matters on Monday kicked off a capacity-building training of a ‘gender desk’ within the Ministry of Fisheries and Water Resources of The Gambia.
TOP government officials have called upon local women to venture into the lucrative business of mining and trading in gemstones, which are abundant in the countryside.
Source: AllAfrica
Postpartum haemorrhage (PPH) affects about 14 million women each year and claims the lives of around 70 000 women annually - mostly in low and middle-income countries - the equivalent to 1 death every 6 minutes. PPH is defined as the loss of more than 500ml of blood within 24 hours after birth, it is the leading cause of maternal mortality worldwide.
Delays in the detection or treatment of postpartum haemorrhage can result in complications or death.
A new solution, known as E-MOTIVE, could provide a major breakthrough in reducing deaths from childbirth-related bleeding, according to a landmark study published by researchers from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the University of Birmingham.
Somali humanitarian workers and United Nations officials said women and girls in displaced camps are facing gender-based violence and rape amid the recurring droughts in the country.
SOURCE: INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES
Activist Rokia Doumbia made headlines in Mali on 13 March when she was arrested for posting a TikTok video denouncing high inflation levels and criticizing the transition’s record. Beyond the reactions provoked by her message, Doumbia’s commitment reflects a growing trend among Malian women who want to be part of their country’s political changes.
Participants at a High Tea event to inspire, connect and empower women have hailed Access Bank for its continued commitment to women's empowerment. The conference, organized by Access Bank under its flagship women initiative ‘W’, brought together reputable female-thought leaders from various industries and professional fields, including finance, entrepreneurship, academia, and technology, to foster conversations around gender equality, technology, and innovation.
The Government of Sierra Leone should prioritize the views and experiences of girls to advance its education reforms, Human Rights Watch and Purposeful said in a report released today. Despite the government’s progress in access to education for girls, many girls who are pregnant, living in poverty, or in rural areas remain at risk of exclusion from school.
Repeatedly, studies have shown that there is a rising incidence of gender-based violence in different forms in Nigeria. These include sexual harassment, rape, physical violence, socio-economic violence, emotional and psychological violence, harmful traditional practices, online bullying, and the trafficking of women, among others. Gender-Based Violence (GBV) remains a challenge that significantly stymies women's rights and opportunities across the country. What would we not give to halt this dreadful phenomenon that is widely known to be a serious violation of human rights and a life-threatening issue?
There has been a tremendous increase in female ownership of individual enterprises in the past five years, showcasing the growth of women entrepreneurship in the country, a new report by Rwanda Development Board (RDB) indicates.
National Police Commissioner Fannie Masemola said the information was initially shared amongst police to find those responsible for the crimes and was meant with no ill intent.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Police Service (Saps) has apologized for the release of the personal information of eight women who were raped in Krugersdorp last year. The gruesome incident happened while the group of women were shooting a music video at an abandoned mine dump in West Village, in July.
Established with support from the United Nations Development Programme, Bilan has provided the first opportunity for Somali women journalists to exercise complete editorial independence.Somalia’s groundbreaking all-women media team, Bilan, in April 2023 celebrated a year of smashing taboos and blazing a trail for women journalists in a country ranked as one of the most dangerous places to report the news.
Fund gender data. Use gender data. This was the parting shot from Papa Seck, Chief Statistician at UN Women during a keynote address at a recent all-Africa forum on gender data. More than 120 public policy analysts and gender data practitioners from 30 African countries convened in Nairobi, Kenya in September 2022 for the Africa Gender Statistics Conference—the biggest gender statistics workshop ever held in Africa. Delegates met to interrogate gender statistics through two lenses; Agenda 2063—the African Union’s blueprint for transforming Africa into a global powerhouse, and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) that support gender equality and women’s empowerment.
On International Day of Girls in ICT, a new analysis warns that girls* are being left behind in an increasingly connected world.
NEW YORK, 27 April 2023 – Around 90 percent of adolescent girls and young women do not use the internet in low-income countries, while their male peers are twice as likely to be online, according to a new UNICEF analysis issued on International Day of Girls in ICT.
Access to family planning (FP) services empowers women and girls by enabling them to have agency over their bodies. They can better plan a pregnancy and make more informed decisions about childbirth, allowing them to chart the course of their future according to their desires and ambitions.