Source: City Press
In 21st-century South Africa, young girls are still being plucked out of their communities, their schools and their homes, to be made child brides, all in the name of culture.
Source: Tanzania Daily News
Empowering Tanzania's next generation of women means committing to contraception today. Tanzania has one of the world's youngest populations, with nearly 45 percent under the age of 15.
Source: AllAfrica.com
I believe in an Africa that is fit for women and girls; that protects their well-being and creates a supportive environment for them to realise their aspirations.
In the past two years much has been said about how Egypt’s popular uprising has affected women. All too often Egyptian women have been portrayed in absolute terms, as victims of a revolution that is in itself still a fluid work in progress.
Source: UN Women
"Once we're in the kitchen, cooking as we know it, we learn a lot. ... I didn't used to be comfortable. ... I would return from work hungry but just because [my partner] was not home, I couldn't eat," admits Augusto Magaia, a 25-year-old man who lives in the suburbs of Maputo, the capital of Mozambique. He recently took part in the Men in the Kitchen programme run by the HOPEM network and supported by UN Women.
Source: ThisDay Live
President Goodluck Jonathan has been commended for his commitment and efforts at promoting the welfare of Nigerian women.
Source: USAID
As my final tour with USAID winds down in the coming months, I can step aside with pride and confidence in the work we're doing on the African continent to increase food security and nutrition.
Source: IPP Media
African First Ladies have been urged to address challenges that are likely to set back women's chances to access basic education and health in their countries in efforts to empower them.
“There are prison-like elements, but it’s a really nice prison. You can’t complain,” joked Michelle Obama when describing aspects of her experience as First Lady earlier this week during a visit to Tanzania. Obama joined forces with former first lady Laura Bush for a two-day Summit dedicated to advancing women’s economic empowerment
Source: IPS
More and more of Sudan's female politicians and rights activists are being arrested and detained in the government's clampdown on opposition political parties.
Source: Aljazeera
Human Rights Watch says mobs "assaulted and in some cases raped at least 91 women" in Cairo's Tahrir Square. The attacks highlight the failure of the government to face up to the violence, HRW said.
Source: Human Rights Watch
Egyptian officials and political leaders across the spectrum should condemn and take immediate steps to address the horrific levels of sexual violence against women in Tahrir Square.
Source: Tanznia Daily News
FIRST Ladies in Africa and beyond have an obligation through their positions to spur national development in their respective countries by spearheading improvements in provision of health care, education and economic growth, said immediate former US First Lady Laura Bush.
Source: AfriqueJet
There is no excuse for women in Africa to continue bearing the disproportionate burden of poverty, Tanzanian President Jakaya Mrisho Kikwete said here Tuesday.
Source: China Daily
Last year, when rebels captured the main towns in Northern Mali, UN Women registered a sudden and dramatic increase in the number of rapes in the first week of the takeover of Gao and Kidal,
Source: UNICEF
NEW YORK, United States of America, 1 July 2013 –With technological innovation increasingly playing a central role in social and economic development,young people are positioning themselves as key actors in creating tools and strategies for achieving equitable, sustainable development.
Source: The Guardian
A new wave of sexual assaults by groups of men targeting women has been reported during anti-government protests in Cairo's Tahrir Square.
Source: Thomson Reuters Foundation
U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama challenged African countries on Tuesday to invest in women's education as a way to free them from poverty and allow them to make meaningful economic contributions to their nations.
Source: Bernama
At least 3,200 Tanzanian women Tigopesa agents will have the opportunity to be imparted with entrepreneurial skills, get access to soft loans and financial training,
Source: The New Vision
Physical or sexual violence affects more than one in three women worldwide according to a new report released by the World Health Organisation and partnering health authorities.