Source: Front Page Africa
Monrovia — President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has frowned on the increase in the incidences of rape in Liberia in recent times.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
MATERNAL mortality in the country remains a threat with majority of women dying of haemorrhage after failing to access blood which is being sold contrary to policy that requires it to be offered for free.
Source: U.S Department of State
Washington — The U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Demographic and Health Surveys Program March 7 released a report that assesses gains in women's status and gender equality worldwide.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
IT happened in the middle of the night at Segerea, Ilala District in Dar es Salaam when the entire neighbourhood was dead silent.
Source: Addis Standard
A serious gender imbalance in global education has left over 100 million young women in low and lower middle income countries unable to read a single sentence, and will prevent half of the 31 million girls out of school from ever enrolling.
Around the world, female entrepreneurs are empowering other women to generate sustainable income while addressing the world's most pressing challenges. The Ghana Bamboo Bikes Initiative does it one high-quality bicycle at a time.
Source: IPS
There was a time when images from war zones featured only battlefields and barracks. As warfare moved into the 20th century, pictures of embattled urban centres and rural guerilla outposts began to make the rounds.
Source: The Observer
About one year ago, I was hosted on KFM radio with Rev Fr Simon Lokodo, minister of Ethics and Integrity. With us in the studio was his predecessor in the same ministry and the chief architect of the famous Anti-Pornography Act, Dr James Nsaba Buturo.
Source: ANGOP
The Angolan Government will this year implement various programmes aimed to improve the living conditions of rural women, said on Saturday in the south-western Namibe Province the writer, Ana Maria de Oliveira.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
The Dar es Salaam Commercial Bank (DCB) has set aside 8bn/- as a credit facility for 26,000 women entrepreneurs under Solidarity Group Landing (SGL) in the 2013/2014 financial year.
Source: The Star
Governor Amason Kingi has slashed his salary by 10 per cent. He said the cut will be diverted to development projects in the county. Kingi said the amount will specifically be used in supporting women’s projects in Kilifi.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
KiIimanjaro Region has been chosen by the government as a trial field for vaccination against cervical cancer. The exercise will be conducted on girls aged between nine and 13 years.
Source: New Era
In order to demonstrate their support against gender-based violence (GBV) hundreds of men, the majority of whom wore high heels while a few featured in feminine attire such as mini-skirts and long dresses, on Saturday protested against the violence that has skyrocketed in recent months.
Source: The Herald
As one of the major stakeholders in the provision of quality family planning/reproductive health care services in the country, Population Service Zimbabwe (PSZ) stand with the women of Zimbabwe and the nation at large in commemorating the International Women's Day. We join the global community in empowering women by asserting their
Source: Sanews
Pretoria – South Africans will join the rest of the world in marking International Women's Day by joining others in Delhi, Rio de Janeiro and New York in "ringing the bell" at noon.
Source: Misa
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA) today announced the first annual MISA's Women to Watch, to mark International Women's Day, which is celebrated around the world on 8 March each year.
Source: Manaonline
Lilongwe, March 9: Malawian women say the long fought for 50-50 gender campaign is now within grasp arguing they only need support to attain it.
Source: Capitalfm
International Women's Day is a chance for the world to reflect on the achievements, struggles and gains made by women globally and to highlight girls' and women's right to equality. This year's theme is 'Inspiring change' and it presents an opportunity to highlight how women in Kenya continue to inspire change in a dynamic world. Kenyan women have stood
Source: Dawn
UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations has launched a campaign to persuade men to stand up for the rights of their mothers, sisters and daughters.
Source: Time
On the eve of International Women's Day, Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, the U.N. Under-Secretary-General, urges men to make their mark by crossing the line united and joining women as a powerful force for gender equality.