Source: The Herald
Zimbabwe is among five countries in Africa south of the Sahara that have made significant progress in gender parity, the latest World Bank report on gender equality says. Improvements in gender equality were noted in legislation on domestic violence, property ownership between men and women, the Constitution, employment rights, general discrimination and equality in business, politics and the social arena.
Low Level of Contraceptive Use in the Country Fuels High Rate of Unintended Pregnancy.
Source: VibeGhana
A total of 1,000 young urban girls aged between 15 and 24 in the Tamale Metropolis are to benefit from an economic, reproductive health and information and communication technology (ICT) empowerment initiative by the Northern Sector Action on Awareness (NORSAAC).
Source: Vanguard
The Senate President, Sen. David Mark, on Monday in Abuja said that women were underrepresented in all political structures in Nigeria.
A group of United Nations human rights experts today urged Kenya to repeal sections of the Marriage and Property Act which effectively deny women the right to marital property upon divorce or death of their spouse, unless they can prove they made a contribution to the acquisition of the property during their marriage.
Source: The Observer
A Village court in Masaka has sentenced a 39-year-old woman to six months in jail after finding her 'guilty' of infecting five teenage boys with Aids.
Source: Weekly Trust
A group, Concerned Women of Nigeria, has appealed to the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to establish filling stations in rural areas to make kerosene available at the official rate to rural women.
Source: The Rwanda Focus
Rwanda joined the rest of the world in marking the One Billion Rising for Justice campaign against gender-based violence.
Source: The Star
The Nairobi Women's Hospital held its sixth annual anti-gender violence campaign dinner at the Arboretum Gardens in Nairobi on Friday night. A campaign to sign up one million fathers to join the fathers' movement against gender-based violence was launched at the event.
Source: TANZANIA 24
EFFORTS by women to engage in productive activities to fight poverty must be augmented by deliberate allocation of at least five per cent of district and municipal council's annual income.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
ALMOST 20 per cent of women in child bearing ages in the country are at risk of having problems with their fallopian tubes due to increased abortion.
Source: The Standard
Last week government embarked on a crackdown against illegal housing in Seke communal lands and Chitungwiza, in a move reminiscent of the 2005 Operation Murambatsvina (Restore Order), which left thousands of people homeless.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
Sumbawanga — GENDER Based Violence (GBV) can best be addressed through awareness drives spearheaded by the media to rid society of aggression which is a violation of human rights.
Source: Sudan Tribune
A US-based South Sudanese women organisation has released the first of a series of peace commercials urging its negotiating team in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia to reject violence and embrace peace.
Source: Punch
The Niger Government on Thursday distributed 55, 000 breast cancer testing kits to 25 local Government Areas in the state to stem the spread of breast cancer.
Source: All Africa
Sierra Leone'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 Wednesday 19 February in meetings that will be webcast live from Geneva, Switzerland, a release issued yesterday by the United Nations Human Rights Office disclosed.
Source: Cajnewsagency
Abuja — DELTA State government has commissioned a 100-bed maternal and childcare centre at the Warri Central Hospital.
The State Governor Dr. Emmanuel Uduaghan said the free maternal and child care schemes were borne out of the high premium government placed on the health of women and children.
Source: Manaonline
Blantyre — President Dr Joyce Banda has appealed to female reporters to write stories that paint a positive picture of women leadership ahead of May 20 tripartite elections.
Source: SW Radio Africa
About 200 police officers Friday blocked members of Women in Zimbabwe Arise from petitioning Bulawayo resident minister, Eunice Sandi Moyo.
Source: Trust
A new women's centre in a refugee camp in Liberia has been set up and is ready to deal with different women's issues. DRC has identified different challenges faced by females – and they will be addressed in the new centre.