Source: Daily Independent
Following the realisation that only a few young women between the ages of 18 to 35, participate actively in politics, a non-governmental group, Women Advocates Research and Documentation Centre (WARDC) last weekend organised a training on leadership for adolescent girls and women to further build their capacity in meeting the yearnings and aspirations of the times.
Source: LA Times
Some men have threatened to place a black magic curse on her. One came to her door with a machete threatening to kill her. Others have advised her husband to beat her to instill discipline, offering to do the job themselves if he was too softhearted.
It's not easy being Peninnah Tombo, a female rights activist in a tribe where the words "female" and "rights" rarely coincide.
Source: allAfrica
President Beji Caid Essebsi received, Tuesday, a delegation of the Tunisian Association "Women and Leadership" led by its Chairwoman Sana Ghenima.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
In a remote, deeply traditional corner of northern Tanzania, growing numbers of girls are running away from home to escape genital mutilation carried out during mass initiations.
In the Tarime district of Mara region, bordering Kenya, the number of girls who fled these illegal rituals at the end of last year doubled to 634 from 312 the year before, according to girls' rights campaigners.
Source: Zambia Daily Mail
NEW Partnership Africa's Development (NEPAD) Director of Programme Implementation and Coordination Estherine Fotabong has noted that only smart policies and economics will put women farmers at the centre of Africa's development.
Source: Foreign Policy
Fifteen years ago, the U.N. enshrined the idea that equality between men and women is inextricably linked with peace. It's time to act on that.
Source: Daily Trust
The list keeps growing. And it does appear it will not decline anytime soon. Women of clout and candour are taking up every available space in Lagos State judiciary and they seem so restless about it. In this report, Daily Trust takes a look at how the Lagos State judiciary now wears feminine garb in a way that challenges status quo in other states of the federation.
Source: The Daily Observer
The Girls Agenda, a community-based youth association on Sunday held a day long forum on sexual violence against women, at the Regional Education Directorate (region two) in Brikama, West Coast Region.
Source: IRIN
Around one million Nigerians have been forced to flee their homes as a result of the Boko Haram insurgency in the northeast, according to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA). But the real figure is likely to be far higher, as NEMA officials cannot access the most insecure parts of the region.
Extrapolating from NEMA's count, the Presidential Initiative for the Northeast – a relief and recovery scheme – estimated last year that 1.5 million people had been displaced.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
ACTIVISTS in Zanzibar have urged the media to encourage women participate in politics and get ready to be voted into government during the next general election.
Activists from Ulingo Platform, Jumuia ya Wanawake Wenye Ulemavu Zanzibar (JUWAUZA) -- an organization for disabled women of Zanzibar, Gender Coalition, and TAMWA said that low representation of women in all decision making groups at all levels frustrates them in fighting for their rights.
Source: Yahoo News
Angelique Kidjo, one of the biggest African musicians on the world stage, on Sunday won her second Grammy for World Music album for "Eve," a tribute to the continent's women.
"This album is dedicated to the women of Africa -- to their beauty and resilience," the Beninese singer said. "Women of Africa -- you rock!"
Reports that rates of sexual assault and teenage pregnancy have soared in Sierra Leone since the start of the Ebola outbreak have prompted the government to plan a raft of measures to protect girls and the UN to investigate the scale of the increase.
Source: mysierraleoneonline.com
Post EVD recovery strategy is currently a high-table agenda of government and development partners in Sierra Leone. Specifically reclaiming girls from the lost paths in the course of their development is in top gear as was demonstrated this past Saturday at the well packed Kissy Town Community Hall in Waterloo, Western Rural District as the Girl Child Network engaged the community in an open dialogue and awareness raising forum on the importance of girl-child education and the role of the community to discourage early sex and teenage pregnancy.
The words "The Promise" are written in large letters over the tiny restaurant in Lagos Airport. Oluremi Sonaiya is seated on a plastic chair and opposite her are two young campaign assistants busily typing away on their laptops. Sonaiya has had enough of promises; too many of them made by the country's politicians have been left unfulfilled.
Source: The New York Times
Girls in at least 70 countries have faced threats, violent attacks and other abuse for trying to go to school over the past five years, the U.N. human rights office said Monday.
Source: Reuters
Pope Francis on Saturday condemned female mutilation and domestic violence against women, calling them degradations that had to be combated.
Source: Spy Ghana
Ghana has opened its social protection strategy for the United Nations, non-governmental organisations, donor community and development partners to scrutinise at New York.
Source: All Africa
Lilongwe, February 4, 2015: President Prof. Peter Mutharika says there is need to review some of the country's laws regarding women empowerment if Malawi is to have more women in decision making.
Source: All Africa
The Land Policy Initiative (LPI) organizes on 4 and 5 February 2015, in Entebbe, Uganda, an Experts' Group Meeting (EGM) to revise and validate the draft Gender Strategy of the organization.
Source: Press Release Rocket
The United Nations designates Feb. 6 as Zero Tolerance Day for Female Genital Mutilation, calling upon the world to use this day to enhance awareness and take concrete actions against FGM. Family support and community education through Unbound offer hope for ending FGM.