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Africa must eradicate practices that inhibit the full development of women so they can participate in decision-making processes that affect their lives, a panel of five Mandela Washington Fellows told the U.S. Congress on Thursday.
Source: The Zimbabwean
Widow and HIV/AIDS activist Zifa Moyo's husband died in 2007 after a long illness. Moyo has been living with HIV for the past three years and says accessing information about the disease and obtaining support services has proved to be a nightmare for her.
"The traumatic experience started when I first went for a HIV test. I walk with the aid of crutches and there were no special facilities for the disabled so I was
Source: Reuters
Sierra Leone's decision to back an international treaty on the rights of women in Africa could lead to a new law banning female genital mutilation (FGM) in a country where the practice is rife, campaigners said on Tuesday.
Source: Africa Outlook
The mobile technology revolution offers not only a wealth of social and economic opportunities, but new fortuity to empower female entrepreneurs in Africa's developing and emerging markets who can benefit from the ever-expanding mobile value chain.
Source: SouthAfrica.Info
This year's National Arts Festival – which runs from 2 to 12 July – not only features a number of strong and visible women in most genres, but also numerous productions and exhibitions that interrogate and question fixed thinking in relation to gender more broadly.
Source: AfricanBrains
While there are a number of businessmen offering their wisdom and wealth to a variety of causes across Africa, there are increasing numbers of female philanthropists currently standing out and making a real difference across their continent.
Source: Daily Maverick
For years, South African civil society has been calling on government to institute a National Strategic Plan (NSP) to end gender-based violence.
"Why an NSP?" asked Genderlinks in February. "We've learned from South Africa's experience with HIV, that a National Strategic Plan can be an important tool to gain the political commitment and funding required to tackle large social challenges that require a co-ordinated response among diverse stakeholders.
Source: Open Democracy
Throughout Africa approximately 200-220 million people are living with schistosomiasis – also known as bilharzia - and 600 million people are at risk of being infected. Schistosomiasis is a waterborne disease, caused by worms that use aquatic snails as their intermediate hosts, and is particularly common in communities living near freshwater lakes, ponds and streams. Owing to the close association with water for washing, bathing and drinking, infection can be a daily occurrence but it can also
Source: Awareness Times
The Parliament of Sierra Leone on the 2nd July, 2015, after a marathon debate has unanimously ratified a Government Motion on the African Union Protocol to the African Charter on Human and Peoples' Rights on the Rights of Women in Africa, dated 11th July, 2003.
Source: Pambazuka News
A new draft legal framework for the protection of new plant varieties under consideration by the African Regional Intellectual Property Organization (ARIPO) has generated significant criticism and controversy.
Source: allAfrica
The #BringBackOurGirls has urged the National Security Adviser (NSA) to release more information on the issue of the deradicalisation of former Boko Haram sect members to eradicate doubts in the minds of the public on the issue.
Source:allAfrica
Members of the National Assembly Monday acknowledged the prominence given to women and youth by the Pan- African Parliament, as the Gambian delegation laid the report of the Sixth Ordinary Session of the Third Parliament, held in Midrand, South Africa, 2015.
Source: allAfrica
"Shake me from my sleep, whisper in my ear, tell me it was just a bad dream," said Huda,* 22, explaining how it felt to become a refugee three years ago.
Source: Inter Press Service
They say they are tired of waiting for justice after centuries of neglect and contempt due to the color of their skin. Black women leaders from 22 countries of the Americas have decided to create a political platform that set a 10-year target for empowering women of African descent and overcoming discrimination.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The mother of a 15-year-old rape survivor, who needs a kidney transplant following a botched backstreet abortion, filed a case against Kenya's government on Monday for denying women and girls safe access to terminations.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
The United Nations accused South Sudan's government forces and its allies on Tuesday of sexually abusing women and girls and reportedly burning some alive in their homes during recent fighting in the conflict-torn nation.
Source: allAfrica
The new commissioner of the Electoral Commission Charlotte Osei has been sworn in by President Mahama at a short ceremony at the Flagstaff House Tuesday.
Source:allAfrica
A senior government official has urged the women of Zimbabwe to take a firm stand in the promotion of gender equality.
Source: allAfrica
The South African Gender Protocol@Work Summit got off to a sobering start yesterday when participants presented the work they are doing in their organisations and communities to help fight gender based violence (GBV).
Source: takepart
Growing up in Senegal's capital of Dakar, Dieynaba Sidibe loved painting and often used her pocket money to buy art supplies.