Source: The Voice
MALAWI’S FIRST female president Joyce Banda has issued a call to arms for more women to venture into the political arena on the African continent. Read more...
Source: The Guardian
The Board Chair of Wole Soyinka Centre for Investigative Journalism (WSCIJ) Prof. Ropo Sekoni has said that because men and women are partners in the enterprise of life, the media needs to further popularise cross-gender issues providing details and facts of how it is affecting the country.
Source: The Point
Ministers of Gender and Women's Affairs of the ECOWAS countries pledged to work to ensure that gender is adequately addressed in the implementation of the ECOWAS Zero Hunger Initiative.
Source: Daily Trust
Since the establishment of the Supreme Court of Nigeria (SCN), men alone decided the constitutionality of Nigerian laws until Wednesday, June 8, 2005 when Justice Aloma Mariam Mukhtar was elevated to the Supreme Court bench.
Source: Nyasa Times
Gender, Children, Disability and Social Welfare Minister Patricia Kaliati has underscored Malawi government’s commitment towards ending child marriage which is currently at 50 percent in the country.
Source: Huffington Post
Millions of African girls are becoming wives every year. In Niger, about 75% of girls will become child brides before they turn 18. In Chad and the Central African Republic the figure is 68%.
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.