Source: StarAfrica
The British Ambassador, John Dennis met local NGO, Rede Mulher (Women's Network) to discuss their work on Women's Human Rights in Angola.
Source: BusinessGhana
After the successful launch of theirflagship women's magazine, Essence Of Africa with the December 2014 issue, which featured South Africa's formidable actress and entertainer, Kgomotso Christopher, on the cover, Kwenta Media has had to instigate a name-changing process for the magazine due to unforeseen circumstances to do withthe Essence Of Africatrademark.
Suspected Boko Haram gunmen kidnapped more than 100 women and children and killed 35 other people on Sunday during a raid on the remote northeast Nigerian village of Gumsuri, a security source and resident said on Thursday.
Source: Open Democracy
On June 15, 2014 I witnessed groups of peaceful demonstrators beaten to the ground and forcefully moved off of the streets and followed to their homes. Most shockingly, a woman was punched in the face and moved off of the sidewalk into the path of oncoming traffic.
Source: Amnesty
Maria Shongwe has overcome obstacles that many women and girls in South Africa face - including poverty and living with HIV - to become an inspirational community activist.
Source: The Guardian
Government soldiers in Sudan are using sexual violence, including the gang-rape of teenage girls, as a weapon of war against southern rebels, a watchdog has claimed.
Source: Devex
Democracy is not complete when women and other groups of individuals do not equally benefit from it, participants agreed at the Annual Democracy Forum 2014 in Gaborone, Botswana.
Source: DISRUPT Africa
The Secretary's Office of Global Partnerships (S/GP) at the US State Department has partnered Girl Up, Intel, Microsoft and the Rwandan Girls Initiative to launch a girls STEAM camp in Rwanda next year.
Source: StarAfrica
The British Ambassador, John Dennis met local NGO, Rede Mulher (Women's Network) to discuss their work on Women's Human Rights in Angola.
Source: AFK Insider
It is becoming more dangerous to represent your country in Parliament. This is the biggest take away from the Inter-Parliamentary Union's annual report on violence against Members of Parliament, "Human Rights Abuses of MPs – 2014,' released earlier this month.
Source: StarAfrica
A group of Somali women have taken a stand to speak for themselves and their fellow women in general back home on issues surrounding the female genital mutilation (FGM).
Source: StarAfrica
A technical workshop on the development of an ECOWAS Gender and Elections Strategy and a pilot Fellowship Programme for Women in Peace and Security as part of determined regional efforts to correct the imbalance of women's participation in democratic elections and good governance opened on Monday in Abuja.
Source: Ventures Africa
Women empowerment continues to garner more global interest and Intel's recent "She Will Connect" programme, a further endorsement of this trend, has seen a new milestone in its execution: the training of 400 women conducted at the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development (KICD) in Nairobi.
Source: World Policy Blog
Tanzania, a country whose population growth vastly exceeds its economic growth, is the 26th poorest country in the world.
Source: Xinhua
South African Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday urged people to keep Nelson Mandela's legacy alive while paying tribute to Mandela who died this month one year ago, calling for continued efforts in building a society where peace, tolerance, justice and human rights are upheld.
Source: All Africa
AS violence against women continues to attract more global outrage just like its spread, governments across borders and regional agencies, among others, are lending voices against the menace, with the African Union (AU) Commission now seeking to collaborate with Nigeria.
Source: CBS6
Miss South Africa Rolene Strauss was crowned Miss World on Sunday in a competition in London.
Source: Voice of America
Ugandan entrepreneur Beatrice Ayuru said her dream of providing a quality education for girls, who are often denied this basic right, has become a reality for thousands. But, she said advancing the cause of universal education is far from over.
Source: Voice of America
Ugandan entrepreneur Beatrice Ayuru said her dream of providing a quality education for girls, who are often denied this basic right, has become a reality for thousands. But, she said advancing the cause of universal education is far from over.
Source: The Guardian (Nigeria)
AS I tried to catch up on the latest news on Africa, I stumbled upon the recent joint announcement of Pfizer Inc. the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation and the Children's Investment Fund Foundation (CIFF) to expand access to Pfizer's injectable contraceptive, Sayana® Press (medroxyprogesterone acetate), for women in the world's poorest countries. Some of the targeted countries named for this expansive contraception project include Burkina Faso, Kenya, Niger, Senegal, Uganda and my own country, Nigeria.