Source: The Monitor
Ms Zamzam Dahir Mohamoud was on Sunday elected the first woman member of Somalia's Upper House.
Source: Daily Trust
A survey conducted by Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC) has revealed that in Nigeria 1 in 13 women dies during pregnancy or child birth and that in every 10 minutes one woman dies from conditions associated with childbirth.
Source: Daily Observer
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf’s constitutionally dictated absence at the upcoming 2017 presidential election will not be missed, gender-wise, as the first female aspirant has emerged saying that she has the requisite credentials and is prepared to lead the country.
Source: The Observer
Schools in the Sabiny sub-region are championing a cultural behavioral change to eradicate the female genital mutilation (FGM) practice.
Source: The New Times
The Special Representative of the UN Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict, Zainab Bangura, said that the world can end Gender Based Violence and child abuse if countries adopted a multi-sectorial approach, including south-south cooperation.
Source: allAfrica
Rural women in Ghana say despite their key role in the agricultural sector, they have been sidelined in the implantation of certain government policies.
Source: The Guardian
More than 70% of migrants travelling overland through north Africa to Europe have become victims of human trafficking, organ trafficking and exploitation along the way, according to the UN’s International Organisation for Migration (IOM).
Source: reliefweb
Goma, North Kivu: The Special Representative of the Secretary General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Ms Zainab Hawa Bangura has been to Heal Africa Hospital to visit cases of women of sexual violence in Goma on the 14th of October 2016.
Source: ANSAmed
ROME, OCTOBER 18 - They are ''strong'' and have actively participated in the revolution against Gaddafi. Now Libya's women are dealing with militia fighting, terrorism, the economic crisis and Islamist forces who want to reduce rights also conquered before 2011.
Source: Daily Post
Senate President, Bukola Saraki has solicited for cooperation of women organizations and other stakeholders in order to address controversial issues in the gender and Equal Opportunity Bill so as to facilitate its easy passage.
Source: Liberia News Agency
Outgoing UN Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki-moon has called on the world to provide the support and information needed by rural women so that they can fulfill their potential without leaving their communities.
Source: CS Monitor
When it comes to gender parity in legislatures, Africa as a region has more than doubled the percentage of women in the past 20 years, to about one quarter.
Source: News24
The reworked Traditional Courts Bill will be reintroduced to Parliament before the end of the year, the Department of Justice and Correctional Services said on Wednesday.
Source: Daily News
Women yesterday presented to the government their charter of demands concerning land ownership and management of natural resources.
Source: The Post
Amnesty International and AIDS Accountability International say the failure of the Referendum is a welcome reprieve because it contained clauses which would have undermined the rights of women.
SOURCE: Thomson Reuters Foundation
As the U.N. International Day of Rural Women on Oct. 15 spotlights the key role women play in the dynamic economies of the developing world, you may see some striking statistics and platitudes on the topic. These are meant to highlight the inequality and discrimination rural women around the world face, and inspire us to recommit to advancing their rights and agency.
Source: OHCHR News
MONROVIA / GENEVA (14 October 2016) - A UN report released today documents the high incidence of rape in Liberia as well as the widespread impunity enjoyed by perpetrators.
Source: Capital News
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, Oct 14 – Is giving women a seat at the table of decision making enough?
Certainly not.
Source: Reuters
Jihadist group Boko Haram has freed 21 of more than 200 girls it kidnapped in April 2014 in the northern Nigerian town of Chibok, after mediation by Switzerland and the International Red Cross, officials said on Thursday.
Source: Standard Digital
Female Genital Mutilation has a direct correlation to early marriage, two social evil practices that stalk our society, despite the gains in the recent past.