Source: Inter Press Service
Kigali — Claudine Umuhoza's son turned 19 this Apr. 1. And while he may be one of at least thousands of children who were conceived during the Rwandan genocide, he's not officially classified as a survivor of it. But his mother is.
Source: Times of Zambia
TROBBY Mapulanga, 18, seems contented. She got married last year and has a five months old baby on her back. Her life revolves around drawing water from a near communal borehole in chief Chiwala's area in Masaiti district.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
WHEN she returned home to her mother to report the abuse being perpetrated by her husband, 14 year-old Hafswa Gumbo of Kisarawe in Coast Region, did not know that she had already attained puberty and was actually pregnant.
Source: Leadership
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), said on Monday in Lagos, that the commission was ready to achieve gender balance across the various cadres of its personnel.
Source: ISS
ANALYSIS
For decades, women and girls in Africa have been victims of rape, sexual slavery and other brutal forms of sexual and gender-based violence. In a continent rife with various forms of conflict, such violence has frequently been used as a weapon of war.
Based on what happened during 100 days of Genocide against the Tutsi, there is no doubt that severe gender acts damaged women health as many girls, women were raped and experienced any other forms of sexual violence.
Women activists say they won a major step forward with Egypt’s new constitution, which enshrined greater rights for women. But months after its passage, they’re worrying whether those rights will be implemented or will turn out to be merely ink on paper.
Source: Aquila Style
A group of around 800 Moroccans, mostly women, staged a march in the capital Rabat yesterday, demanding that a constitutional guarantee of gender equality be applied in the kingdom.
Over the past three months, the ground-breaking Livi laBomake—Women’s Voices project—has empowered local women by tackling issues including gender-based violence, rape, abuse, identity and sexism through art, poetry and performance.
The Minister of Women Affairs and Social Development, Hajiya Zainab Maina, on Thursday said the Federal Government was committed to entrenching peace and security in the country for national development.
The Maputo Protocol follow-up ratification mission that was in the country to know the status of the Protocol since it was signed in 2003, has left with positive results from meetings held with different stakeholders.
South Africa has many milestones worth celebrating in its journey to achieving gender equality in the past 20 years, says the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.
Source: Zimbabwe Independent
WHILE more women made it into Zimbabwe's Eighth Parliament after the July 31 general elections last year, courtesy of the new constitution's proportional representation system, they are still to make their mark in parliament seven months after being sworn in.
Source: The Herald
The allegations of gender based violence and sexual abuse on female politicians by their male counterparts are very disturbing. If true, they certainly explain why there are so few women willing to get into politics, in spite of the country being a signatory to several gender protocols that are meant to see equality for women in all decision-making positions.
Source: The Herald
Several studies have concluded that female politicians are likely to focus on issues that affect women more than any other social category. Some of the issues the studies put forward are to do with gender equality, sexual reproductive health rights and the general upkeep of women.
Source: Leadership
An early morning down-pour which elicited happiness amongst residents of Onabanjo Street, Oworonshoki, Lagos State, who considered it a reprieve after many weeks of intense heat, resulted in tragedy when a 11KVA high-tension wire fell, electrocuting a pregnant woman and five others, at about 2am.
Source: IRIN Humanitarian News and Analysis
Kisumu — While the death of a mother during childbirth has obvious emotional and personal implications, a new study in Kenya that quantifies the precise economic burden on households has found that it can be debilitating for a family and push them into poverty.
Source: The New Times
As a result of Governance and legal framework, gender equality has been illustrated by the development of national frameworks and mechanisms including, the constitution, the Vision 2020, Economic Development and Poverty Reduction Strategy (EDPRS), the National Gender Policy and Decentralisation Policy.
Source: SAnews.gov.za
Pretoria — South Africa has many milestones worth celebrating in its journey to achieving gender equality in the past 20 years, says the Minister of Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
BAHI District Commissioner (DC), Ms Betty Mkwasa, has called for regular cervical cancer check-up as more than 250,000 women die annually from the disease.