Source: New Times
President Paul Kagame has urged African nations to redefine gender equality as a societal responsibility and not simply women's issues. The President made the remarks at the weekend while addressing a thematic session on "Driving African Development through Gender Equality and Women's Empowerment" at the fifth Tokyo International Conference for African Development (Ticad).
Source: New Times
A woman in labour shouldn't see the second sunrise. That is an attention-grabbing quote from Dr Tekle G. Egiziabher, an obstetrician and gynecologist committed to helping women suffering from fistula.
Source: The Star
There is optimism in Kenya after the assumption of office by President H.E Uhuru Kenyatta and the Deputy President William Ruto. The positive story is backed by a comprehensive Jubilee manifesto, progressive constitution and the country's Vision 2030, what remains is the heavy task of implementation.
Source: Malawi News Agency
Mchinji police officers on Saturday promised to fight Gender Based Violence (GBV) in the district with dedication and professionalism. The officers said this during a day long workshop on Gender Equality and Women Empowerment (GEWE) project organized by the district social welfare office.
Burundi FA president Lydia Nsekera has been elected as the first woman to Fifa's powerful executive committee in the governing body's 109-year history.
Source: IPS
Liberian journalist Mae Azango says she spent a year living "like a bat, going from tree to tree" with her daughter in order to escape religious fanatics who were threatening to kill her for exposing the practice of female genital mutilation in her home country last year.
Source: The New Republic Liberia (Monrovia)
On the second day of Women Deliver 2013, the largest conference on girls and women of the decade, global leaders announced progress and new commitments toward expanding contraceptive access for women in developing countries. They also outlined plans for sustaining this momentum in the years to come.
Source: IPS
Goma — "Many hospitals and health centres" that are not run by NGOs "do not meet health standards," according to Dominique Baabo, provincial medical inspector for North Kivu province in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo.
Source: Vanguard
RIVERS State has the highest number of people living with HIV/AIDS with a total of 145,236 adults and 15,000 children affected.
Priscillia Shu, Co-ordinator, Rhema Care Integrated Development Centre stated this when the HIV/AIDS awareness center facilitated a sensitisation programme among staff of the Rivers State Ministry of Culture and Tourism .
Source: Nigerian Tribune
The general belief in Africa is that men set the space, while women follow the trend. But over time, this norm is changing, as women are gradually taking the front row among their male counterparts, thereby making their mark in the sands of time. TOLUWANI OLAMITOKE looks at some of these women
Source: New Era
If you think African women are emancipated then you are fooling yourself. Because for as long as African women call themselves 'madam boss' they will never ever be free. African women in particular are still failing to define themselves as individuals with talents, abilities and IQ ratings equaling those of men, and would instead offer their entire existence to be a maid for the husband who would pay her no mind when he decides to remarry a younger female.
Source: The New Republic
Women Deliver 2013 yesterday concluded with a call for continued investments in girls and women. The conference was the largest of the decade focused on girls' and women's health and rights, bringing together more than 4,500 leaders and advocates representing over 2,200 organizations and 149 countries.
Source: Pambazuka
Muhildeen Shikh Mohamed is one of the few Somali men who stood up to defend his wife, Lul Ali Isman when she was gang raped by government security men. His story is among many of the hidden acts of sexual violence in Somalia in which more men need to stand up against this abuse against women.
Source: Daily Observer
The introduction of fuel briquettes by Green Tech Company as an alternative to firewood and charcoal is proving to be more cost-effective, and consequently boosting the domestic savings of many women in the country, the Daily Observer finds out.
Source: Zimbabwe Independent
ZANU PF's Women's League is facing stiff resistance from politburo hardliners opposed to its proposal to reserve seats for aspiring female legislators, saying the move compromised the calibre of candidates who can deliver victory against the MDC-T.
Source: Pambazuka
Gender based violence is entrenched in the strong patriarchal ideologies of control, subversion and subordination of women and girls. Efforts to resists this has mostly been undertaken at individual level. As a result, patriarchy continues to thrive
Source: Pambazuka
Though little acknowledged, one year prior to the founding of the OAU, Pan African Women's Organization was formed in 1962 in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. It could be said that PAWO was the building block, the impetus, for the establishment of the OAU.
Source: Daily Observer
The Organisation of African First Ladies Against HIV/AIDS held its 12th Ordinary Session in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, as part of activities marking the 50th Anniversary of the OAU/AU Golden Jubilee and the 21st Ordinary Session of the Assembly of Heads of State and Government. The sessions which are usually held alongside the African Union Summit, this year focused on reviewing the Organisation's Constitution.
Source: Magharebia
Three "Femen" activists staged a topless protest in downtown Tunis, a day before the trial of Tunisian feminist Amina. Amina Sboui, known by her pseudonym Amina Tyler, went on trial Thursday (May 30th) for illegally possessing pepper spray, AFP reported.
Ethiopian women’s rights activist, Bogaletch Gebre, or “Boge” as she is known to friends and colleagues, has been awarded the 2012-2013 King Baudouin African Development Prize for transforming women’s lives by developing an innovative approach to changing community mindsets on a range of culturally entrenched issues.