Source: National Türk
The African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM) has said that it is currently investigating an alleged gang rape of a Somali woman by its forces in the capital Mogadishu.
Source: Times Live
South African women are taking more responsibility for their health by going for regular check-ups‚ ensuring earlier detection and minimising the staggering costs of treatment.
Source:Times Live
The shocking incident of a pregnant woman who apparently died outside a Cameroonian hospital is being investigated by the West African country's government.
Source:NewsGhana
Three former students of the Wesley Girls’ Senior High School, Cape Coast have been awarded the 2015 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) International Excellence Awards.
Source: The Guardian
Ministry of health in country off west Africa says baby was born to woman not among those being monitored for virus.
Source: New24
Several MPs yesterday took the lead in promoting the protection of the girl child against abuse by signing a pledge at Parliament Building.
Source: Metro
‘Women can’t manage this kind of work.
Sourece:BDlive
"I WAS at death’s door.
Source: VenturesAfrica
The most controversial issues in Nigeria are perhaps issues surrounding ethnicity and religion and Nigerian leaders have perfected the art of blurring the line between right or wrong by leaning towards religious sentiments or traditional ethnic culture. A good example would be the events of yesterday’s senate meeting. The Nigerian senate rejected a bill that would have granted women the same marital rights as their husbands.
Source: AllAfrica
The President of the African Court on Human and Peoples' Rights, Hon. Justice Augustino S. L. Ramadhani, has called for an increased access of African women to the courts and justice systems to seek remedies for the enforcement of their fundamental human rights.
Source: The Guardian
The resolve of world leaders to end gender inequality will be tested at this year’s Commission on the Status of Women, the head of UN Women told delegates during the opening session on Monday.
Source: UN Women News
Remarks by UN Women Deputy Executive Director Lakshmi Puri at the CSW60 parallel event “Sustainable development through women’s organizations: the Norwegian and the Ethiopian experience”.
Source: South African Government News Agency
Pretoria — Tourism Deputy Minister Tokozile Xasa has launched the Executive Development Programme at the UNISA Graduate School of Business Leadership.
Source: Foroyaa Newspaper
2016 has been a very dramatic year for women who were detained without trial or have their husbands detained without trial. The servicewomen in immigration and army are no exception.
Source: Vanguard
Abuja — A bill seeking to guarantee women equal rights with their male counterparts was, yesterday, thrown out by the Senate when it was presented for consideration during plenary.
Source: Thomson Reuters
WASHINGTON, March 15 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Uganda's constitution of 1995 is known worldwide for pioneering and gender-sensitive provisions to protect women and their rights.
Source: The Guardian
As part of efforts to empower women in small business, Diamond Bank Plc, MTN and a global non-profit organisation- the Women’s World Banking (WWB), have enlisted the Diamond Y’ello Account as a tool to deepening the financial inclusion for women in Nigeria.
Source: Thomson Reuters
Dar es Salaam — Shouting above the din of a concrete mixer, 25-year-old civil engineer Angela James says she is unfazed about being the only woman technician working at a busy construction site in the Tanzanian capital.
Source: The Guardian
A lawmaker in the Bauchi State House of Assembly, Hajiya Maryam Bagel (APC- Dass), says there is no religion or culture that prohibits women from acquiring education or participating in politics.
Source: The Point
The European Union ambassador to The Gambia has said gender equality is a basic human right and as such it forms part of the core values of the EU and many other countries including The Gambia.