Source: MMM-Online
After my own harrowing experience whilst giving birth in Nigeria, I dedicated my life to maternal, newborn and child health.
Source: Medical Press
The incidence of HIV infection in South Africa tops that of any nation in the world, with some 6 million of the country's nearly 50 million residents infected.
Source: How We Made It In Africa
In 2005 Kenyan scholar Dr Wanjiru Kamau-Rutenberg started Akili Dada, a 'leadership incubator' offering high-achieving girls from underprivileged backgrounds scholarships to attend universities in Kenya and beyond.
Source: New Vision
When Ugandan farmer's daughter Rose Akurut became engaged to a man from a village far from her own, her parents could not be more thrilled.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
Women farmers are the backbone of food production in much of Africa, but have long suffered from limited access to information and advice.
Source: African News
The UN Population Fund (UNFPA) on Thursday expressed its commitment to a partnership with Amref Health Africa, a Kenya-based NGO, to improve the health of women and children in Africa.
Source: All Africa
A workshop to promote women's participation in politics kicked-off in Douala yesterday.
Source: All Africa
Over 800,000 women in the worst-affected countries face increased risks.
Source: United Nations Population Fund
Josefina, a 12-year-old girl living in Mozambique, wanted to leave school behind and become a mother. This was until a community-based activist introduced her to the risks that she faced if she acted on her decision.
Source: StarAfrica
Ghana's record on women's rights will be examined by the UN Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) on Friday 24 October 2014 in meetings that will be webcast live.
Source: BBC News
Dozens of women and girls from two villages in Nigeria's north-eastern Adamawa state have been abducted by suspected militants, residents say.
Source: BBC News
The Mali government has confirmed the first case of Ebola in the country.
Source: All Africa
The digital age is dawning for young Zimbabwean girls and women as they develop new forms of technology that will improve their lives and communities.
Source: The Post
FORMER Miss Zimbabwe Bongani Dlakama says education broadens girls' horizons and helps them build self esteem as women.
Source: UNICEF
A leadership training programme in Tanzania aims at reducing the vulnerability of out-of-school adolescent girls, who are at high risk for HIV, gender-based violence and unwanted pregnancy.
Source: The Daily Star
Sub-Saharan Africa's economies have boomed in recent years. But the headline figures often mask longer-term problems – not least, an over-reliance on natural resources and chronic inequalities.
Source: Premium Times
The House of Representatives on Thursday deferred consideration of a proposed legislation seeking to enforce certain provisions of the United Nations Convention on the Elimination of all forms of Discrimination against Women.
Source: Telesur
The European Union has awarded a top human rights prize to a Congolese doctor renowned for treating victims of sexual violence in a country with the dubious title of rape capital of the world.
Source: All Africa
Marondera — Jairos Maruwe used to beat up his wife so badly he once knocked her unconscious and broke her arm. It landed him in jail at least once, but it was the way he was raised.
Source: Xinhua
African experts have highlighted the contribution of civil society to efforts made to accelerating implementation of Beijing declaration, a commitment by governments to ensure gender equality and women's empowerment among others.