Source: The Star
At the African Union Assembly in Maputo in 2003, African heads of state were concerned that 30 per cent of Africans were severely undernourished and that the continent was the largest recipient of food aid. And they pledged to act.
- As Burundi heads towards the 2015 general elections, and despite a quota of 30 percent women’s representation in parliament, women in this southeast African nation feel that they are yet to have a significant say in the management of their country.
Source: Daily Independent
Sixty-three women and girls kidnapped by Boko Haram last month in Nigeria escaped from their captors and have returned to their burnt village, a security source and a local vigilante fighting the militant group said.
Source: SAnews
"Women give life, and the right to life is one that we all hold sacred", highlighted Deputy President Cyril Ramaphosa last week at the Partnership for Maternal, Newborn and Child Health 2014 Forum. With less than 500 days remaining before the 2015 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) deadline, the Forum reminded governments from around the globe that the fight against high maternal and childhood mortality is far from over.
Source: Biztech Africa
The Deputy Director of the British Department for International Development in Ghana (DfID-Ghana), Ms Charlotte Pierce, has pledged the commitment of DfID to working with the Government of Ghana to give all young people the opportunity of good quality education.
Source: Sabahi Online
Somali Ministry of Women and Human Rights in collaboration with the United Nations Population Fund and United Nations Children's Fund opened a three-day training in Mogadishu Sunday (July 6th) on ways to combat gender-based violence (GBV), Somalia's Goobjoog News reported.
Source: The Guardian
Gender-equality quota will give women more power, but may be more concerned with maintaining the status quo
Source: Daily News Egypt
The new tripartite strategy involves prevention, protection and intervention, and will include raising awareness, and the rehabilitation of those perpetrating violence as well as their victims.
Source: The Cairo Post
Female genital mutilation (FGM) is increasing in rural areas in Egypt according to Women and Development Association (WDA) Alexandria governorate head Aida Nour al-Din, Youm7 reported Friday.
Source: IPS News
As Burundi heads towards the 2015 general elections, and despite a quota of 30 percent women's representation in parliament, women in this southeast African nation feel that they are yet to have a significant say in the management of their country.
Source: Global Post
After landing in Johannesburg following a 19-hour flight from New York, I hop in a taxi heading towards the city center. As I look out the window, the nation's largest city seems calm. The streets are clean, children are playing in the parks, and family homes and business complexes dot the landscape.
Source: allAfrica April 2, 2014, remains a sad day to 53 year old Judith Jumpha of Kwaloza Village, TA Dambe in Mchinji as she recalls the nightmare she passed through when she was left lifeless and had broken jaws after being severely beaten by Group Village Headman Kwaloza and his boys.
Source: World Food Programme A new initiative to ensure better education for girls in Malawi is today being launched by Norwegian Prime Minister Erna Solberg in Dedza.
Source: Morocco World News Conscious of the fact that women's rights are a genuine barometer of the democratic process, the state of women's rights three years after the revolutions continues to worry civil society and the intellectual community in the region.
Source: Nigerian Tribume The Ministry of Women Affairs and Social Development is to partner with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), to ensure the inclusion of Nigerian women in the financial system, by promoting financial inclusion through their various initiatives, such as the N220 billion Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development Fund (MSMEDF) as well as their Agricultural Financing Scheme.
Source: Daily News
KAGERA women have been advised to breastfeed their babies for at least three years to enable their children have strong immunity against various diseases including Asthma.
Source: Leadership
Nigerian troops during the week arrested three suspected female terrorists who have been secretly recruiting women into the female wing of the terrorist group, Boko Haram.
Source: Leadership
About 63 out of the 68 women that were abducted two weeks ago from three villages of Borno State by Boko Haram gunmen have escaped from captivity and made their way back to their homes, witnesses and security officials have said.
Source: allAfrica
A MEDIA report has it that three girls aged 13 and 14 recently fled to a local church for protection against perpetrators of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM).
Source: The Guardian
Friday 4 July: Independence Day. There will be speeches, celebrations and fireworks. But these celebrations will be taking place on the other side of the world from the US, because on Friday, the central African country of Rwanda will mark its own Liberation Day.