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.
CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC: Child Soldiers In Central African Republic More Than Doubled, Says Charity
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.
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.