Source: AllAfrica
Female leaders from seven countries given skills to conceptualise and plan work on political participation and rights.

Source: Nigerian Tribune
It would be dishonest to say that 2014 has been a good year for women. We looked in disbelief as a terrorist group in Syria and Iraq turned women into slaves, and another radical group in Nigeria captured hundreds of female students and disappeared with them.

Source: allAfrica
Malawi former President, Joyce Banda, has hailed Malawians for being supportive to her during her reign as well as political career in the wake of her recent recognition by the CNN index as 2014's most inspiring woman in politics.

Source: allAfrica
Women in Liberia rely heavily on land to support their agricultural livelihoods, yet remain disproportionately marginalized in their access to land ownership.

Source: This Day Live
CNN's famous International news anchor and correspondent Isha Sesay, possesses a rare blend of beauty and brains.

Source: Front Page Africa
President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf recently met with the Women Situation Room of the 2014 Special Senatorial Elections and shared information and reflected on the just ended electoral process, their role and findings.

Source: AllAfrica
Some 643 girls, who escaped Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in the district and gathered at one rescue centre here, are today expected to leave camp.

Source: gulfnews.com
We must understand that, like any effort to solve a massive global health crisis, more rigorous research is needed to determine what works best in a variety of situations.

Source:Pulse.ng
"We are sick and tired of people telling us "it's okay for your husband to hit you just because he paid your bride price"- Stella Damasus.

Source: ParaSport News
Blind cricket has largely been the exclusive domain of men.  In the past year, this has begun to change, and this month, organizers in South Africa are looking to start a women's blind cricket program.  

Source: The Cairo Post
President Abdel Fatah al-Sisi will attend the African Summit that was scheduled to be held on Jan. 29 to 31 in Addis Ababa, presidential spokesperson Alaa Youssef stated Sunday.

Source: The Courier-Journal
Throughout history, we have seen the effectiveness of women in resolving conflicts and affecting lasting change.

Source: East African Business Week
The government last week organised the Mother-Child Health campaign, Second Edition, 2014.

Source: Al Jazeera America
New laws reflect a growing awareness of 'rape culture' on campus, the military, reservations and war zones

Source: Global Post
Yvette Raphael left the medical clinic in Midrand, Johannesburg with one thought running through her mind.

Source: Mail&Guardian
Mozambique has passed a law permitting women to terminate unwanted pregnancies under specified conditions without risking punishment, a move hailed by activists in a country where clandestine abortions account for a large number of maternal deaths.

Source: The Guardian
The number of child soldiers in the Central African Republic (CAR) has more than doubled – and possibly quadrupled – since sectarian conflict erupted last year, putting them at risk of long-term psychological damage, Save the Children warns.

Source: BBC News
Many mothers and newborns are dying because of a lack of sanitation, safe water and hygiene while giving birth, leading health experts have warned.

Source: StarAfrica
Malawi has launched a three-year campaign to slash by 15 percent the number of cases of sexual violence against women, girls and children by 2017.

Source: StarAfrica
Malawi has launched a three-year campaign to slash by 15 percent the number of cases of sexual violence against women, girls and children by 2017.

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