Source: Global Voices
Three writers walked free in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on July 8 after spending 439 days behind bars on terrorism charges. Journalists Tesfalem Waldyes and Asmamaw Hailegiorgis and university philosophy professor Zelalem Kiberet, also a Global Voices translator, were arrested last April along with six other
Source: Tanzania Daily News
CCM on Sunday picked Minister of State in the Vice-President's Office (Union Affairs), Ms Samia Suluhu Hassan, running mate for the Union presidential candidate in the October general elections, making history for the first time to appoint a woman the potential Vice-President of the union government.
Source: The Guardian
Two Moroccan women accused of gross indecency for wearing short skirts in public have been acquitted of the charges, their lawyer has said.
Defence attorney Houcine Bekkar Sbai said on Monday: "This is a victory not only for these two women, but for all members of civil society who mobilised."
Source: Al Jazeera
Chadian police have said anyone wearing a full-face veil will be arrested, a day after a Boko Haram suicide bombing - carried out by an attacker disguised as a women wearing one - left 15 dead.
Source: Mail&Guardian
This month, when the Southern African Development Community parliamentary forum gathers in Durban for its 37th plenary, the focus will be on industrialisation and SADC regional integration, and the role of parliaments in this.
Source: allAfrica
The ANC Women's League seems to be focused on quotas and succession debates rather than working on the ground, SA Communist Party General Secretary Blade Nzimande said on Wednesday.
Souce: VOA
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.